HIST 3180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Shapur Ii, Shapur I, Khosrow I
15 Mar 2018
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Rise and fall of the sasanid empire nov 20,2017. Five great shahs: ardashir i (221-241, shapur i (240-273, shapur ii (309- 379, khusraw i (531-579, khusraw ii (591-628) Longest reigning king of any persian empire. He was crowned in his mother womb (institution was so well established, even though the shah was a baby. His mother and her husband took power, until he was the king at 16 years old. When he first took the throne, his reign was defined by a new foe that challenged the empire (the arabs). The arabs are nomadic people who inherit the arabian peansula. People who inherit the land, were semits (hebrew, aramaic and even arabic) Nomadic movement was key due to lack of water and habitation. Human habitation was done by animal bringing them to the oasis. Due to nomadic lifestyle, social community was rare. Notion of tribe (kingship) is very powerful in arabian culture.
