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Bahram IV

12th Sassanid King of Persia

b. 365 CE – d. 399 CE World The Great Crossroads

Bahram IV is the twelfth Sassanid King of Persia (388–399), son and successor of Shapur III of Persia (383–388), under whom he had been governor of Kerman; therefore he is called Kermanshah (Agathias iv.

26; Tabari).

He later founds the city of Kermanshah in Western Persia which is called after him.

Moran, J. (2017). Bahram IV. History Atlas. Retrieved 12 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/bahram-iv/

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