A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Sassanid Empire"
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226 Ardashir I is crowned "King of Kings" of Persia (Iran)Persian Empire The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau [i] ...
, beginning the 400 year-reign of the Sassanid Empire.
309Shapur IIShapur II Shapur II was ruler of the Sassanid Empire [i] from 309 [i] to 379 [i]. ...
becomes king of PersiaSassanid Empire The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Empire is the name used for the fourth Iranian dynasty, and the s...
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363 Emperor JulianJulian the Apostate Flavius Claudius Iulianus , was a Roman Emperor [i] of the Constantinian dynasty [i]. ...
moves from AntiochAntioch Antioch on the Orontes , the Great Antioch or Syrian Antioch was an ancient city located on ...
with an army of 90,000 against the Sassanid Empire.
568 The TurksTurkic peoples Turkic peoples are Northern and Central Eurasian [i] peoples who speak languages belonging to th ...
and SassanidsSassanid Empire The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Empire is the name used for the fourth Iranian dynasty, and the s...
succeed in destroying the Hepthalite empire.
570 Estimation: CtesiphonCtesiphon Ctesiphon is one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia [i] and the capital of the Parthian Empire [i] ...
, capital of the Sassanid Empire becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from ConstantinopleConstantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire [i] and following its fall in 1453 [i], of the O ...
, capital of the Byzantine EmpireByzantine Empire Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used since the 19th century [i] to describe the Greek-spea ...
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602 Beginning of a series of wars between the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire.
637Chang'anChang'an Chang'an listen is the ancient capital of more than ten dynasties [i] in China [i] ...
, capital of ChinaChina China is a cultural region [i] and ancient civilization [i] in East Asia [i]. ...
becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from CtesiphonCtesiphon Ctesiphon is one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia [i] and the capital of the Parthian Empire [i] ...
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