Bahram I

Bahram I 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran[a]
Drachma of Bahram I
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Reign	June 271 – September 274
Predecessor	Hormizd I
Successor	Bahram II
Died	September 274
Issue	Bahram II Hormizd I Kushanshah
House	House of Sasan
Father	Shapur I
Religion	Zoroastrianism

Bahram I (also spelled Wahram I or Warahran I; Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭) was the fourth Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 271 to 274. He was the eldest son of Shapur I (r. 240–270) and succeeded his brother Hormizd I (r. 270–271), who had reigned for a year.

Bahram I's reign marked the end of the Sasanian tolerance towards Manichaeism, and in 274, with the support of the influential Zoroastrian priest Kartir, he had Mani imprisoned and executed. Bahram I's reign was brief and largely uneventful. He was succeeded by his son Bahram II.
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