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Ādur-Narsē

Adur Narseh

Short-lived son of Hormizd II

Reign: 309 CE

Biography

Adur Narseh is reported in some Greek sources as the son and successor of Hormizd II, holding the throne only briefly in 309. In that account the nobles and Zoroastrian clergy had him murdered, dealt harshly with his brothers, and set the infant Shapur II on the throne. Eastern sources do not mention him and no coins of his are known, so some scholars, such as the numismatist Nikolaus Schindel, doubt that he ever ruled; sources differ, and his place in the royal lists is tentative.

Key Achievements

  • Reported as the successor of Hormizd II in 309
  • His removal cleared the way for the infant Shapur II, who reigned for about seventy years