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Hormizd-Ardashir better known by his dynastic name of Hormizd I (Persian: هرمز یکم‎) was the third shahanshah (king of kings) of the Sasanian Empire from May 270 to June 271. He was the youngest son of Shapur I (240–270/72) under whom he was governor of Armenia and appears in his wars against Rome (Historia Augusta Trig. Tyr. 2 where Nöldeke has corrected the name Odomastes into Oromastes i.e. Hormizd).

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active years end year
0271-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
0270-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
0271-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
parent
Shapur I
predecessor
Shapur I
successor
Bahram I
title
Great king of Armenians, King of kings of Iran and Aniran, (Middle Persian: šāhān šāh ērān ud anērān)

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