Religious Minorities in Sasanian Iran: Christians, Jews, and Buddhists (3rd–7th centuries)

1. Pumbedita Talmudic academy founded in Babylonia

   Jan 1, 260Labels: Pumbedita Academy, Babylonia

   • Pumbedita Academy

2. Kartir’s inscription cites persecution of minorities

   Jan 1, 280Labels: Kartir, Ka'ba-ye Zartosht

   • CAIS
   • Ka ba ye

3. Shapur II begins major persecution of Christians

   Jan 1, 339Labels: Shapur II, Christian martyrs

   • Britannica
   • Council 410

4. Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon organizes Persian Christians

   Jan 1, 410Labels: Council of, Yazdegerd I

   • Council 410

5. Persecutions spark Roman–Sasanian War of 421–422

   Jan 1, 421Labels: Bahram V, Roman Sasanian

   • War 421 422

6. Synod of Beth Lapat held at Gundeshapur

   Jan 1, 484Labels: Synod of, Barsauma of

   • Beth Lapat

7. Borzuya’s Middle Persian translation of Kalila wa Dimna

   Jan 1, 570Labels: Borzuya, Khosrow I

   • Kalila wa Dimna

8. Khosrow II restored with Byzantine support

   Jan 1, 591Labels: Khosrow II, Byzantine support

   • Britannica
   • Iranica

9. Sabrisho I elected catholicos at Khosrow II’s initiative

   Jan 1, 596Labels: Sabrisho I, Khosrow II

   • Sasanian Christianity

10. Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem with Jewish participation

    May 1, 614Labels: Sasanian conquest, Jerusalem 614

    • Jerusalem 614

11. Babai the Great leads monastic and doctrinal consolidation

    Jan 1, 628Labels: Babai the, Church of

    • Babai

12. Execution of Khosrow II and subsequent instability

    Feb 28, 628Labels: Khosrow II, Sasanian instability

    • Khosrow II

13. Yazdegerd III begins reign as last Sasanian shah

    Jun 16, 632Labels: Yazdegerd III, Sasanian dynasty

    • Britannica
    • Yazdegerd III

14. Battle of al-Qadisiyyah accelerates Sasanian collapse

    Nov 16, 636Labels: Battle of, Rashidun Caliphate

    • Qadisiyyah
    • Britannica

15. Fall of Ctesiphon during the 637 siege

    Jan 1, 637Labels: Fall of, Muslim conquest

    • Siege 637
    • Britannica

16. Death of Yazdegerd III ends Sasanian dynasty

    Jan 1, 651Labels: Death of, Merv

    • Britannica
    • Yazdegerd III