Character · The Shahnameh · Volume III
Shapur Zul-Aktafشاپور ذوالاکتاف
shah-POOR zol-ak-TAHFalso Zul-Aktafalso Shapur
Son of Hormizd, born after his father's death and crowned at forty days; the Arabs call him Zul-Aktaf.
- In the poem
- First at D8.1, Shapur, Son of Hormizd, Surnamed Zul-Aktaf
- Named
- 75 times, in 1 section
- Main stories
- D8 The Shapur Zul-Aktaf Cycle and Later Early Sasanian Reigns (75)
- Parents
- Hormizd (son of Narsi)
- Children
- Shapur (son of Shapur)
- Plates
- Vol III: I, Vol III: IV

In the poem’s own words
The 1 sections that name Shapur Zul-Aktaf most often, with the summary from the Notes. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D8.1
Shapur, Son of Hormizd, Surnamed Zul-Aktaf
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Shapur Zul-Aktaf named 75 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes
Family
- Parents
- Hormizd (son of Narsi)
- Siblings
- Ardeshir (brother of Shapur)
- Children
- Shapur (son of Shapur)
On the maps
Where the name appears
Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site. Titles and epithets are not counted.
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