Bahram III

Who was Bahram III?

Bahram III, was the sixth Sassanid King of Persia and son of Bahram II. He was appointed viceroy to the region of Sakastan after Bahram II's conquest of it sometime in the 280's CE.

Bahram III ascended to the throne vacated by his father following his death in 293 CE. Following his father's loss of Armenia, Bahram III was considered too weak to rule the kingdom by much of the nobility and many nobles challenged his succession, instead pledging allegiance too his grand-uncle Narseh of Persia. After reigning for a period of only four months, Bahram III was either captured or more likely killed during a campaign by Narseh who then ascended to the throne in Bahram's place.