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- Died 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277 (aged 57–58 or 60–61) Gundeshapur, Sasanian Empire (modern-day Iran) Cause of death Execution by the order of Bahram I
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Mani's followers depicted Mani's death as a crucifixion in a conscious analogy to the crucifixion of Jesus; al-Biruni says that Bahram ordered the execution of Mani. There is a story which claims that he was flayed, and his corpse suspended over the main gate of the great city of Gundeshapur; [31] however, there is no historical basis for this ...
However, on his return to Persia, Mani failed to win the favor of the next generation, and being disapproved of by the Zoroastrian clergy, he was reported to have died in prison awaiting execution by the Persian Emperor Bahram I (273-276 C.E.). Alternate accounts have it that he was either flayed to death or beheaded. Growth of Manichaeism
Nov 8, 2021 · The execution of the prophet Mani (c. 216-273) by the Sasanian king Bahram I (r. 271-274) received sharply different treatments in the historiography of three of the confessional groups of the Sasanian empire. Variously a persecuted prophet, a blasphemous lunatic or a sinister heresiarch the representations of this moment sought to establish its meaning in the context of communal narratives ...
Mani was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity.
Mani is revered as the final prophet after Zoroaster, Buddha, Gautama, and Jesus. Mani was born in Iran in 216 A.D. and died in 274 A.D. Manichean churches and scriptures existed as far east as China and as far west as the Roman Empire. Mani was considered a Christian heretic.
Manichaeism is an extinct dualistic religion of Iranian origin, founded in the third century C.E. by the Prophet Mani (c. 216-274 C.E. ). Originating in Babylon (a province of Persia at the time), Manichaeism once flourished in the ancient world. At its height, the religion claimed followers from North Africa to China .
