Bahram
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Bahram or Vahram (Persian: بهرام) meaning "smiting of resistance" or "victorious", may refer to:
- Bahrām, the Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of victory.
- one of the Sassanid kings by that name:
- Bahrām I, r. 273-276.
- Bahrām II, r. 276-293.
- Bahrām III, r. 293.
- Ardashir II, r. 379–383, who also went by the name 'Ardashir Vahram'.
- Bahrām IV, r. 388–399.
- Bahrām V Gōr, r. 421–438.
- Bahrām VI Čōbīn, r. 590-591.
- Armenian king Gushnasp Vahram, r. 509/514-518.
- Thug Behram, 19th century serial killer from the Indian Thuggee cult
- racehorse Bahram, the 1935 Triple Crown Champion of British Thoroughbred Racing.
- the Persian language name for the planet Mars.
- Bahram (name), a popular male Persian given name.