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Shapur

Meaning

Means "son of the king" in Persian. This was the name of three Sassanid emperors.

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Famous People Named Shapur

Shapur ibn Sahl

Sābūr ibn Sahl (; d.

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Shapur (name)

Shāpūr (, meaning son of the king) or Sapor is a Persian male given name.

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Shapur Meshanshah

Shapur Meshanshah (), was a 3rd-century Sasanian prince.

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Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht

Shapur I's Ka'ba-ye Zartosht inscription (shortened as Shapur-KZ, ŠKZ, SKZ), also referred to as The Great Inscription of Shapur I, and Res Gestae Divi Saporis (RGDS), is a trilingual inscription.

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Shapur of Ray

Shapur of Ray was a Sasanian military officer from the Mihran family.

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