| "Shapur" in The Heroic Legend of Arslan (anime) | |
| Parsian Shapur | |
| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Position | Marzbān of Pars |
| Language | Parsian |
| Birth | P.E. 284 |
| Death | P.E. 320 (aged 36) |
| Family | |
| Siblings | Isfān, half-brother |
| Physical Description | |
History[]
Isfān's mother was a slave who served in the house of Shapur's father. When Isfān was 2, he was saved by Shapur from a winter mountain where he was being cared for by wolves after his mother had died there. She and Isfān were left in the mountain by the legal wife of the brothers' father.
Shapur was captured by the Lusitanians during the Battle of Atropatene and was later killed by Gieve in an act of mercy at Ecbatana.
Etymology[]
Shapur is a Persian name, meaning "son of a king".
Genealogy[]
| Shapur's mother unknown | Shapur's father unknown | slavess d. 300 † | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SHAPUR 284 - 320 † | Isfān 298 - 325 † | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inspiration[]
Shapur is probably named after Shapur I of Persia, also known as Shapur I the Great, was the second shahanshah (king of kings) of the Sasanian Empire.