The PEDIGREE of
Shapur II `the Great' (Shah) of PERSIA

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

     Born:  abt. 309    Died:  abt. 379


HM George I's 42-Great Grandfather.       HRE Ferdinand I's 38-Great Grandfather.       Poss. Agnes Harris's 39-Great Grandfather.       `Osawatomie' Brown's 48-Great Grandfather.
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 Wife/Partner:       Sithil-Horak of the KUSHANS
 Children:       Shapur III (Shah) of PERSIA   ;   Zrowandukht of PERSIA   ;   Artakshetr II
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/-- Babak   +====> [ 155 ,,qD]
/-- Sasan (Sassan) (II) of PERSIA  (? - 200+)
/-- Babak (II) of PERSIA  (150? - 222?)
/   | or: poss. Artabanus of PARTHIA (son of Arsaces XXVIII Vologaeses IV, q.v.)
/-- 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)   +==&=> [ 179 ,,qd,&]
/-- Narseh (Nerseh Narses) (King) of ARMENIA  (? - 303)
/-- Rhadamiste I K'UJISUNI of IBERIA   +==&=> [ 175 ,,qd,&]
/-- poss.  Pharamenses III K'UJISUNI (King) of IBERIA
\-- poss.  (Miss) of AZERBAIJAN   +====> [ 1]
/   | or: Zenobia(?) (Regent) of IBERIA
\-- Gurdzad (Gurdzag) of ZARHAM
| OR: prob. not Gurdzad of ZARHAM [alt ped]   +====> [ 3]
/   \-- poss.  Araneaka of EMESA   +==&=> [ 176 ,,QD,&]
/-- Hormizd II (Shah) of PERSIA  (? - 309?)
/  
- Shapur II `the Great' (Shah) of PERSIA
/-- Vasudeva II (King) of the KUSHANS   +==&=> [ 176 ,,qd,&]
/-- Vasudeva III (King) of the KUSHANS  (? - 250+)
/  \-- daughter of Ardashir-i-Babegan   +====> [ 1]
/-- Vasudeva IV (King) of KANDAHAR
/   | (skip this generation?)
/-- prob.  Vasudeva (King) of KABUL
\-- Ifra HORMUZ (`Wife/Queen of Hormuz')
 

 
  His (poss.) 2(+)-Great Grandchildren:       Firuz II (Shah) of PERSIA   ;   Hormisdas III (King) of PARTHIA   ;   Sahakanoysh Souren PAHLAV of ARMENIA   ;   Varazdat (King) of ARMENIA   ;   Arshak V (III; King) of ARMENIA [alt ped]   ;   Hrahat I KAMSARAKAN
 

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