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c. 211 CEArdashir, king (malakh) of Persis, revolts against the Parthians and founds the Sasanian Empire.
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224 CESasanians overthrow the Parthians.
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224 CE - 240 CEReign of Ardashir I, who reformed the Persia by centralizing power, making Zoroastrianism state religion, and rivalling Rome.
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240 CE - 270 CEReign of Shapur I, who first brought the Sassanian empire to its peak.
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252 CEThe Sasanid Empire invades the Kingdom of Armenia.
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260 CEShapur I captures the Roman emperor Valerian at Edessa.
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309 CE - 379 CEReign of Shapur II; greatest king since Shapur I.
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368 CE - 369 CEThe Sasanid Empire destroys several cities in the kingdom of Armenia.
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c. 387 CERoman emperor Theodosius I and Shapur III of Persia agree to formally divide Armenia between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Empire.
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c. 428 CE - 652 CEPersia rules one half of Armenia as the Marzpanate, that is with marzpan viceroys.
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451 CEBattle of Avarayr between Armenian forces and those of the Sasanian Empire.
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484 CEThe Treaty of Nvarsak is signed between Persia and Armenia giving the latter a greater political autonomy and freedom of religious thought.
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503 CEKavad, king of the Sasanian Empire, unsuccessfully besieges Edessa.
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531 CE - 579 CEReign of Kosrau I of the Sassanian Empire.
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533 CEBelisarius defeats the Persians to the east of the Byzantine Empire and the Vandals of Africa.
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544 CEChosroes I, king of the Sasanian Empire, unsuccessfully besieges Edessa. n
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607 CE - 627 CEEast Rome defeats Sasanian Persia.
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632 CE - 651 CEReign of Yazdegerd III, the last king of the Sasanian Empire.
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651 CEArab Rashidun Caliphate conquers the Sasanian Empire.
