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Bahram V
Bahram V was a Sasanian king of Persia who reigned from 420 to 438. He fought a short war with the Eastern Roman Empire in 421 and 422 and defended the north-eastern frontier against invading nomads. Famous as a hunter, he became a hero of Persian literature as Bahram Gur, celebrated in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and Nizami's Seven Beauties. His coins were widely imitated in Central Asia.
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