Pedigree: Shapur II `the Great' (Shah) of PERSIA

The PEDIGREE of

Shapur II `the Great' (Shah) of PERSIA

(Schapur Shahpur Sapor); (his 70-year reign is the longest ever of any West Asian monarch)

Born: abt. 309 Died: abt. 379

HM George I's 41-Great Grandfather. HRE Ferdinand I's 38-Great Grandfather. Poss. Agnes Harris's 42-Great Grandfather. `Osawatomie' Brown's 52-Great Grandfather.

Wife/Partner: Sithil-Horak of the KUSHANS
Children: Shapur III (Shah) of PERSIA ; Zrowandukht of PERSIA ; Artakshetr II

______	______	______	______	_____	_____	_____
				/	-- Babak (II) of PERSIA +		====> [ 48]
				/		\| or: poss. Artabanus of PARTHIA
			/	-- Ardashir I Papagan (King) of PERSIA
			/	\	-- Rodak
		/	-- Shapur (Shahpur) I (King) of PERSIA (215? - 272?)
		\|	\	\| or: prob. not King Varanes III (poss. 3-g grandson of Shapur I)
		/	\	-- Ziyanak ARHAKUNI (of PARTHIA) +			==&=> [ 138 ,,qd,&]
	/	-- Narseh (Nerseh Narses) (King) of ARMENIA (? - 303)
	/	\	-- Gurdzad (Gurdzag)
/	-- Hormizd II (Shah) of PERSIA (? - 309?)
/
- Shapur II `the Great' (Shah) of PERSIA
\				/	-- Vasudeva II (King) of the KUSHANS +		==&=> [ 150,&]
\|			/	-- Vasudeva III (King) of the KUSHANS (? - 250+)
\|		/	-- Vasudeva IV (King) of KANDAHAR
\|		/		\| (skip this generation?)
\|	/	-- prob. Vasudeva (King) of KABUL
\	-- Ifra HORMUZ (`Wife/Queen of Hormuz')

His (poss.) 3(+)-Great Grandchildren: Kavadh I (Shah) of PERSIA ; Balendukht (Balenduxt) ; Hamazaspian MAMIKONIAN ; Hmayeak (General; Saint) MAMIKONIAN ; Vardan II (Saint) MAMIKONIAN ; Chosroes IV (King) of ARMENIA ; Gavazon II (Prince) of SHIRAK & Arsharounik