Editing Bahram II (section)

== Legacy ==
During the reign of Bahram II, art in Sasanian Iran flourished, notably in the portrayals of the shah and his courtiers.{{sfn|Shahbazi|1988|pp=514–522}} He is the first and only shah to have a woman illustrated on his coins, apart from the 7th-century Sasanian queen [[Boran]] ({{reign|630|630|631|632}}).{{sfn|Brosius|2000}} The modern historian Matthew P. Canepa calls Bahram II a relatively weak shah, whose shortscomings allowed Kartir to take over some of the royal privileges.{{sfn|Canepa|2013|p=862}} Military wise, however, Bahram II was more successful, putting an end to the disturbances in Khuzestan and the east, and repelling the Romans from Mesopotamia.{{sfn|Daryaee|2018}}{{sfn|Kia|2016|p=235}} According to Daryaee and Rezakhani, Bahram II's reign "appears to be one of stability and increasing introspection for the Sasanian administration."{{sfn|Daryaee|Rezakhani|2016|p=29}}