Ardashir II was king of Persia from 379-383.
Under the reign of his brother Shapur II he had been governor-king of Adiabene, where he persecuted the Christians. After Shapur's death, he was raised to throne by the magnates, although more than seventy years old.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica.
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