Infant Shapur Receives Crown
Shapur II became king as an infant, according to a famous tradition that his coronation occurred before his birth.
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309 in Persia
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Infant Shapur Takes Throne
Shapur II became ruler of the Sasanian kingdom in 309 during a period of dynastic instability.
Succession
Succeeds as Shah of Persia
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