ABSTRACT
The reign of Shápúr, son of Urnmzd, was preceded, as we have seen, by those of six Sháhs, none of whom left any mark on Íránian legend, and it was followed by those of three others no less insignificant. Some of the six preceding Sháhs had been men of importance historically, but even this cannot be said of Ardshír (Artaxerxes IL, A.d. 379–383) and his two successors.
