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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.

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