Editing Ardashir II (section)

{{Short description|Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 379 to 383}}
{{About||the 13th-century Bavandid ruler in Mazandaran|Ardashir II (Bavandid ruler)}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name        = Ardashir II<br>{{lang|pal|𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥}}
| title       = [[King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians]]
| image       = Taq-e Bostan - Ardashir II.jpg
| caption     = Relief of Ardashir II in [[Taq-e Bostan]]
| succession   = King of [[Adiabene]]
| reign        = 344–376 
| predecessor  = Unknown
| successor    = Title abolished; Adiabene transformed into a province
| succession1  = [[List of shahanshahs of the Sasanian Empire|Shahanshah]] of the [[Sasanian Empire]]
| reign1       = 379–383
| predecessor1 = [[Shapur II]]
| successor1   = [[Shapur III]]
| royal house = [[House of Sasan]]
| father      = [[Hormizd II]]
| issue       =
| birth_date  = 309/10
| birth_place = 
| death_date  = 383
| death_place = 
| religion    = [[Zoroastrianism]]
}}
'''Ardashir II''' ({{langx|pal|𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥|Ardašīr}}), was the [[Sasanian Empire|Sasanian]] [[King of Kings]] ({{lang|pal|[[shah]]anshah}}) of Iran from 379 to 383. He was the brother of his predecessor, [[Shapur II]] ({{reign|309|379}}), under whom he had served as vassal king of [[Adiabene]], where he fought alongside his brother against the [[Roman Empire|Romans]]. Ardashir II was appointed as his brother's successor to rule interimly till the latter's son [[Shapur III]] reached adulthood. Ardashir II's short reign was largely uneventful, with the Sasanians unsuccessfully trying to maintain rule over [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]].

Ardashir II was seemingly a strong-willed character, and is known in some sources by the epithet of ''nihoukar'' ("the beneficent").