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Bahram III of Persia

Bahram III, king of Persia, son of Bahram II, under whose rule he had been governing Sejistan (therefore called Saganshah, Agathias iv. 24, Tabari).

He reigned only four months (in 294), and was succeeded by the pretender Narseh.

This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.