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Mani, founder of Manicheanism

215 AD - 271 AD

Reign of Ardashir I

226 AD - 240 AD

Revolts against the Parthian Empire

226 AD - 227 AD

War with Rome

229 AD - 232 AD

First War with Rome

241 AD - 244 AD

Reign of Shapur I

241 AD - 271 AD

Second War with Rome

258 AD - 260 AD

A period of dynastic struggles

271 AD - 301 AD

Reign of Shapur II

309 AD - 379 AD

Reign of Yezdigird

399 AD - 420 AD

Christian are permitted to publicly worship and to build churches.

409 AD

Persecution of the Sassanid Christians as Yezdigird revokes his earlier order

416 AD - 420 AD

Reign of Varahran V

420 AD - 440 AD

War with Rome

420 AD - 422 AD

Council of Dad-Ishu declares the Eastern Church independent of Constantinople

424 AD

Edict of Toleration granted to Christians

483 AD

Reign of Anshurwan the Just

531 AD - 579 AD

Treaty of Endless Peace with Rome

533 AD

War with Rome

540 AD - 562 AD

Reign of Khusru Parviz

589 AD - 628 AD

War with Rome

603 AD - 610 AD

Arabs defeat a Sassanid army at Dhu-Qar

610 AD

Siege of Constantinople

626 AD

Roman Emperor Heraclius invades Assyria and Mesopotamia

627 AD

Muslims invade Iraq

633 AD

Reign of Yezdigird III

634 AD - 642 AD

Persian army destroyed at Nehawand

642 AD