Shapurdukhtak

Shapurdukhtak (Middle Persian: Šābuhrduxtag, literally "daughter of Shapur") was a 3rd-century Sasanian queen (banbishn). She was the wife of her cousin, king Bahram II (r. 274–293).She was one of the most powerful and influential women of the Sasanian era. Being among the wise and capable ladies of her time, she lived with such authority that, despite the formidable and fearsome personality of the chief priest Kartir, she exercised influence over him as well, and, known as the “Queen of Queens,” she enjoyed significant power in state affairs.