 After reigning for a period of only four months, Bahram III was either captured or more likely killed during a campaign by Narseh who then ascended to the throne in Bahram's place.His theophoric name "Bahram" is the New Persian form of the Middle Persian "Warahrān" (also spelled "Wahrām"), which is derived from the Old Iranian "Vṛθragna".The Avestan equivalent was Verethragna, the name of the old Iranian god of victory, whilst the Parthian version was "*Warθagn".