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618: 400: 467: 827: 694:) of Armenia in 451, putting an end to the persecution of non-Zoroastrians in Armenia and allowing religious freedom in the country. This would have been an unlikely decision to have been made by a religious fanatic. Indeed, according to the modern historian Scott McDonough, the Zoroastrian faith was perhaps a "test of personal loyalty" for Yazdegerd II. He also targeted Zoroastrian aristocrats, dismantling their advantage of entry to the court and castrated men in his field armies to generate 46: 731:, with the Sasanians emerging victorious. Nine generals, including Vardan Mamikonian, were killed, with a large number of the Armenian nobles and soldiers meeting the same fate. The Sasanians, however, had also suffered heavy losses due to the resolute struggle by the Armenian rebels. Although Yazdegerd II put an end to the persecutions in the country afterward, tensions continued until 510 when a kinsman of Vardan Mamikonian, 669:
presume that the ways in which my father behaved towards you, maintaining you close to him, and bestowing upon you all that bounty, are incumbent upon all the kings that come after him ... each age has its own customs." Yazdegerd II, however, was still fully aware of the longstanding conflict between the crown and the nobility and priesthood, which had culminated in the murder of several Sasanian monarchs.
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to fend off incursions from the north. An inscription on one of its walls report that the tribute paid by the Romans was used for the renewal of the fortress. Near the city, he founded the fortified settlement of Shahristan-i Yazdegerd (present-day ruins of Torpakh-kala), which became the main hub of
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Yazdegerd II had originally continued his father's policies of appeasing the magnates. However, after some time, he turned away from them and started a policy of his own. When the magnates told him that his new policies had offended the people, he disagreed, saying that: "it is not correct for you to
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against nomadic attacks. The Romans helped in the defense of the Caucasus by paying the Iranians roughly 500 lbs (226 kg) of gold at irregular intervals. While the Romans saw this payment as political subsidies, the Iranians saw it as tribute, which proved that Rome was the deputy of Iran.
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more dutiful to him than to their own families. However, Yazdegerd II's policy of integrating the Christian nobility into the bureaucracy still had problematic consequences; before the appointment of Adhur-Hormizd, Armenia had been plunged into a major rebellion. The cause of the rebellion was the
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sources describe him as a religious fanatic. The latter aspect is often stressed in modern historiography. The unsteadiness of the empire was ever-increasing under Yazdegerd II, who had an uneasy relationship with the aristocracy and was facing a great challenge by the Kidarite in the east. At the
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receiving the heartland of the empire, Iran. Accordingly, influenced by the texts about the Kayanians, Yazdegerd II may believed to be the heir of the Fereydun and Iraj, thus possibly deeming not only Roman domains in West as belonging to Iran, but also the eastern domains of the Huns. Thus the
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Yazdegerd II was an astute and well-read ruler whose motto was "Question, examine, see. Let us choose and hold that which is best." He is generally praised in Persian sources, and is described as a compassionate and benevolent ruler. He is commended for abandoning his father's overindulgence in
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Yazdegerd II's primary goal throughout his reign was thus to combat the internal and external issues posing a danger to country by strengthening the royal centralisation of the bureaucracy, which demanded the cooperation of the aristocracy. The justification behind this is later apparent when
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of the Iranian accounts or the marauding barbarians of the Roman historians, the Hun kingdoms of post-Iranian Central Asia were city-based, tax-raising, ideologically innovative states the kings of kings found themselves hard pressed to unseat." Hard-pressed by the Huns, Iran fought an almost
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in northern Iran, while Peroz fled to the northeastern part of the empire and began raising an army in order to claim the throne for himself. The empire thus fell into a dynastic struggle and became divided. The mother of the two brothers,
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uninterrupted war with them on its northern and northeastern marches, notably under Bahram V and Yazdegerd II, who both attempted to regain Tokharistan, but only succeeded in preserving
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beginning of Yazdegerd II's reign, he suffered several defeats at the hands of the Kidarites, for which he put the blame on the Christians, due to much of his cavalry consisting of
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evidence demonstrates the Huns ruled a realm just as refined as that of the Sasanians. They swiftly adopted Iranian imperial symbolism and titulature. Their coins also imitated
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in charge of the Sasanian Empire. He spent many years at war against the Kidarites. His forces initially suffered a severe defeat, but fighting continued. According to the
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flanked by two attendants, now imitates them in a more venerated manner. This presumably further demonstrates Yazdegerd II's fealty to Zoroastrianism. The provinces of
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variant of Zoroastrianism in Armenia. His intentions differed from those of Yazdegerd II. As a result, many of the Armenian nobles (but not all) rallied under
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Likewise, it was most likely during this period that legendary and epic texts were collected by the Sasanians, including the legend of the Iranian hero-king
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province. After he managed to secure the eastern portion of his empire against the Kidarite incursions, Yazdegerd II shifted his focus on Armenia and
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and Armenia. Yazdegerd II's persecutions of non-Zoroastrians generally seem to have been limited, with the aristocracy being the primary target.
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and turned it into a strong border post against the Kidarites. It was sometime during this period that Yazdegerd II created the province of
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were also the subject of persecution under Yazdegerd II; he is said to have issued decrees prohibiting them from observing the
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publicly retaliating by flaying two Zoroastrian priests alive, leading in turn to more persecutions against the Jews.
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in the east, as well as by his efforts and attempts to strengthen royal centralisation in the bureaucracy by imposing
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Yazdegerd II died in 457; he had reportedly not designed a successor and instead—according to the medieval historian
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Sasanians may have sought to symbolically assert their rights over those lands by assuming the Kayanian title of
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and that the Sasanian Empire would get some payment in order to protect the Caucasus from incursions.
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provided the most in the east, undoubtedly to support the Sasanians in their wars on the two fronts.
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openly, and ordered executions of several Jewish leaders. This resulted in the Jewish community of
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hunting, feasting, and having long audience sessions. According to the medieval historians
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The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3(1): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods
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A new design also appeared on the reverse of the Sasanian coins, where the traditional
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The reign of Yazdegerd II marks the start of a new inscription on the Sasanian coins;
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in 451. Nevertheless, religious freedom was subsequently allowed in the country.
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in Mesopotamia. He later shifted his focus towards the Christian aristocracy of
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provided the most mints for Yazdegerd II in the west, whilst the provinces of
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from Shapur II and his Kushano-Sasanian clients, and eventually Kabul from
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in Abarshahr to face the threat from the Kidarites and left his minister (
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against the Romans, which had ultimately little success for either side.
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the soldiers stationed in the region, whose leader held the title of "
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In 450, he launched an expedition into deep Kidarite territory in
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Yazdegerd II was the first Sasanian ruler to assume the title of
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The policies of Yazdegerd II have been a matter of discussion;
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to defend the Caucasus with the Romans against the increasing
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The Romans were invaded in their southern provinces by the
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Also spelled "King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians".
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receiving the empire of the West, Rome; the second eldest
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In the 440s, Yazdegerd II had a mudbrick defensive system
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Yazdegerd II appointed Adhur-Hormizd as the new governor (
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Sasanian Persia: Between Rome and the Steppes of Eurasia
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on the non-Zoroastrians within the country, namely the
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for the throne, with the latter emerging victorious.
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2838: 2828: 2818: 2808: 2798: 2788: 2778: 2768: 2758: 2748: 2738: 2728: 2718: 2708: 2698: 2688: 2678: 2668: 2658: 2648: 2638: 2628: 2618: 2608: 2598: 2588: 2578: 2568: 2558: 2548: 2538: 2528: 2518: 2508: 2498: 2490: 2485:Sasanian Empire 2478: 2444: 2435: 2427: 2411: 2410: 2403: 2391: 2369: 2367:Further reading 2359: 2307: 2288: 2267: 2243: 2231: 2212: 2160: 2141: 2120: 2092: 2020: 1997: 1946: 1888: 1872:Daryaee, Touraj 1864: 1843: 1824: 1802: 1797: 1789: 1782: 1774: 1770: 1762: 1758: 1750: 1743: 1735: 1731: 1723: 1704: 1696: 1692: 1684: 1680: 1672: 1668: 1660: 1656: 1648: 1644: 1636: 1632: 1624: 1620: 1612: 1605: 1597: 1593: 1585: 1578: 1570: 1566: 1560:Nersessian 2018 1558: 1554: 1546: 1535: 1527: 1520: 1512: 1508: 1500: 1491: 1483: 1479: 1471: 1467: 1459: 1452: 1444: 1423: 1415: 1411: 1403: 1399: 1391: 1387: 1379: 1372: 1364: 1360: 1352: 1348: 1340: 1333: 1325: 1321: 1313: 1309: 1301: 1297: 1289: 1282: 1274: 1270: 1262: 1258: 1250: 1246: 1238: 1234: 1226: 1193: 1185: 1178: 1170: 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2118: 2096: 2091:978-1610693912 2090: 2075: 2059: 2057:. p. 537. 2046: 2024: 2019:978-1463239886 2018: 2001: 1996:978-1463239886 1995: 1978: 1950: 1944: 1918: 1910:"Yazdegerd II" 1905: 1892: 1887:978-0857716668 1886: 1868: 1862: 1847: 1842:978-1463206161 1841: 1828: 1822: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1795: 1780: 1768: 1756: 1754:, p. 248. 1741: 1739:, p. 837. 1729: 1727:, p. 807. 1702: 1698:Rezakhani 2017 1690: 1678: 1676:, p. 225. 1666: 1654: 1652:, p. 118. 1642: 1640:, p. 122. 1630: 1618: 1616:, p. 283. 1603: 1601:, p. 282. 1591: 1576: 1564: 1552: 1533: 1518: 1506: 1504:, p. 193. 1489: 1477: 1465: 1450: 1448:, p. 192. 1421: 1409: 1407:, p. 537. 1397: 1385: 1383:, p. 119. 1370: 1358: 1356:, p. 100. 1346: 1344:, p. 287. 1331: 1319: 1307: 1305:, p. 286. 1295: 1293:, p. 285. 1280: 1276:Rezakhani 2017 1268: 1256: 1252:Rezakhani 2017 1244: 1242:, p. 146. 1232: 1191: 1189:, p. 298. 1176: 1164: 1162:, p. 809. 1149: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1125: 1124: 1101: 1091: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1084: 1083: 1080: 415–440 1069: 1062: 485–510 1052: 1049: 484–488 1039: 1033: 1030: 459–484 1020: 1017: 457–459 1005: 1002: 1001: 1000: 992: 989: 987: 984: 958: 955: 881:Younger Avesta 869: 459–484 823: 820: 794: 793:Fortifications 791: 769: 766: 748: 488–531 703:to impose the 614: 611: 558: 399–420 534:sigillographic 526:Archaeological 522: 383–388 491: 309–379 463: 460: 424: 420–438 396: 393: 308: 305: 260:Zoroastrianism 245: 420–438 215:𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 211:Middle Persian 201:(also spelled 194: 193: 191:Zoroastrianism 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 170: 166: 165: 163:House of Sasan 160: 154: 153: 131: 125: 124: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 87: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 64: 63: 49: 41: 40: 32: 31: 28:𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3009: 2998: 2997:City founders 2995: 2993: 2990: 2988: 2985: 2983: 2980: 2978: 2975: 2973: 2970: 2969: 2967: 2951: 2941: 2937: 2931: 2927: 2921: 2917: 2911: 2910:Yazdegerd III 2907: 2901: 2897: 2891: 2887: 2881: 2877: 2871: 2867: 2861: 2857: 2851: 2847: 2841: 2837: 2831: 2827: 2821: 2817: 2811: 2807: 2801: 2797: 2791: 2787: 2781: 2777: 2771: 2767: 2761: 2757: 2751: 2747: 2741: 2737: 2731: 2727: 2721: 2717: 2711: 2707: 2701: 2697: 2691: 2687: 2681: 2677: 2671: 2667: 2661: 2657: 2651: 2647: 2641: 2637: 2631: 2627: 2621: 2617: 2611: 2607: 2601: 2597: 2591: 2587: 2581: 2577: 2571: 2567: 2561: 2557: 2551: 2547: 2541: 2537: 2531: 2527: 2521: 2517: 2511: 2507: 2501: 2497: 2496: 2493: 2486: 2482: 2475: 2470: 2468: 2463: 2461: 2456: 2455: 2452: 2443: 2434: 2433: 2426: 2420: 2415: 2409: 2408: 2402:Yazdegerd II 2399: 2392: 2386: 2382: 2381: 2376: 2371: 2370: 2360: 2358:9780190668662 2354: 2350: 2346: 2341: 2337: 2333: 2328: 2324: 2320: 2319:"Yazdegerd I" 2316: 2312: 2308: 2302: 2298: 2293: 2289: 2287:9781474401029 2283: 2279: 2278: 2272: 2268: 2262: 2258: 2257: 2251: 2247: 2240: 2236: 2232: 2230:9781474400305 2226: 2222: 2217: 2213: 2211:9781316146040 2207: 2203: 2199: 2194: 2190: 2186: 2182: 2178: 2174: 2170: 2165: 2161: 2155: 2151: 2146: 2142: 2140:9780520961531 2136: 2132: 2131: 2125: 2121: 2115: 2111: 2110: 2105: 2104:"Persarmenia" 2101: 2097: 2093: 2087: 2083: 2082: 2076: 2073:. p. 32. 2072: 2068: 2064: 2060: 2056: 2052: 2047: 2043: 2039: 2035: 2034: 2029: 2028:Gaon, Sherira 2025: 2021: 2015: 2010: 2009: 2002: 1998: 1992: 1987: 1986: 1979: 1975: 1971: 1967: 1963: 1959: 1955: 1951: 1947: 1945:0-521-20092-X 1941: 1937: 1934:. Cambridge: 1933: 1932: 1927: 1923: 1919: 1915: 1911: 1906: 1902: 1898: 1897:"Mehr-Narseh" 1893: 1889: 1883: 1879: 1878: 1873: 1869: 1865: 1859: 1855: 1854: 1848: 1844: 1838: 1834: 1829: 1825: 1819: 1815: 1814: 1809: 1804: 1803: 1793:, p. 32. 1792: 1791:Gadjiev 2020a 1787: 1785: 1777: 1772: 1766:, p. 71. 1765: 1760: 1753: 1748: 1746: 1738: 1737:Schindel 2013 1733: 1726: 1725:Shayegan 2017 1721: 1719: 1717: 1715: 1713: 1711: 1709: 1707: 1699: 1694: 1687: 1686:Schindel 2013 1682: 1675: 1670: 1663: 1662:Gadjiev 2020b 1658: 1651: 1646: 1639: 1634: 1627: 1622: 1615: 1610: 1608: 1600: 1595: 1588: 1587:Shahbazi 2005 1583: 1581: 1573: 1568: 1561: 1556: 1550:, p. 32. 1549: 1544: 1542: 1540: 1538: 1530: 1525: 1523: 1516:, p. 46. 1515: 1510: 1503: 1498: 1496: 1494: 1486: 1481: 1474: 1469: 1463:, p. 70. 1462: 1457: 1455: 1447: 1442: 1440: 1438: 1436: 1434: 1432: 1430: 1428: 1426: 1419:, p. 23. 1418: 1413: 1406: 1401: 1394: 1389: 1382: 1377: 1375: 1367: 1362: 1355: 1350: 1343: 1338: 1336: 1329:, p. 18. 1328: 1323: 1317:, p. 45. 1316: 1311: 1304: 1299: 1292: 1287: 1285: 1278:, p. 96. 1277: 1272: 1265: 1260: 1253: 1248: 1241: 1236: 1229: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1216: 1214: 1212: 1210: 1208: 1206: 1204: 1202: 1200: 1198: 1196: 1188: 1183: 1181: 1173: 1168: 1161: 1160:Shayegan 2017 1156: 1154: 1146: 1145:Shahbazi 2003 1141: 1139: 1134: 1121: 1117: 1113: 1112: 1108:The title of 1105: 1096: 1092: 1074: 1070: 1067: 1056: 1053: 1043: 1040: 1037: 1034: 1024: 1021: 1011: 1008: 1007: 998: 995: 994: 983: 981: 977: 972: 968: 964: 954: 952: 948: 944: 940: 936: 931: 929: 928:King of Kings 925: 920: 916: 912: 908: 904: 896: 892: 888: 886: 882: 878: 874: 863: 859: 858: 853: 850:dynasty, the 849: 845: 841: 833: 830:16th-century 828: 819: 817: 813: 812:Tarikh-i Yazd 809: 804: 800: 790: 788: 784: 780: 776: 775:Ibn al-Balkhi 765: 763: 759: 755: 751: 742: 738: 734: 730: 725: 723: 720: 716: 715: 710: 706: 702: 697: 693: 692: 683: 679: 674: 670: 666: 664: 660: 656: 652: 647: 643: 639: 635: 631: 624: 619: 610: 608: 604: 600: 596: 595: 590: 586: 585: 580: 576: 575: 570: 566: 561: 552: 548: 543: 539: 535: 531: 527: 516: 512: 508: 504: 500: 496: 485: 477: 473: 468: 459: 457: 453: 449: 444: 442: 438: 437:Theodosius II 433: 429: 418: 415:In 438, shah 410: 406: 401: 392: 390: 386: 383: 379: 375: 372: 368: 365: 361: 357: 353: 350: 346: 343: 339: 336: 332: 329: 325: 321: 317: 314: 304: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 285: 279: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 248: 239: 235: 230: 229: 223: 222:King of Kings 220: 212: 208: 204: 200: 192: 189: 185: 181: 177: 174: 171: 167: 164: 161: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 132: 130: 126: 123: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 101: 98: 94: 91: 88: 84: 80: 76: 73: 69: 65: 60: 56: 52: 47: 42: 39: 38: 33: 22: 19: 2972:Yazdegerd II 2810:Ardashir III 2670:Yazdegerd II 2669: 2430: 2413: 2405: 2378: 2348: 2335: 2322: 2296: 2276: 2255: 2220: 2201: 2172: 2168: 2149: 2129: 2107: 2084:. 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N. 1674:Choksy 2020 1650:Bonner 2020 1548:Hewsen 1987 1514:Payne 2015a 1381:Bonner 2020 1354:Bonner 2020 1342:Payne 2015b 1315:Payne 2015a 1303:Payne 2015b 1291:Payne 2015b 1187:Payne 2015b 1172:Payne 2015b 1064:), king of 1010:Hormizd III 967:Hormizd III 799:constructed 787:Yazdegerd I 768:Personality 722:Vasak Siwni 701:Mihr Narseh 699:attempt of 621:Map of the 579:Mihr Narseh 551:Yazdegerd I 456:Mesopotamia 441:declare war 403:Map of the 345:Yazd(e)gerd 342:New Persian 331:Theoktistos 313:Old Iranian 297:Hormizd III 217:), was the 134:Hormizd III 100:Hormizd III 86:Predecessor 2977:457 deaths 2966:Categories 2930:Bahram VII 2890:Khosrow IV 2880:Hormizd VI 2820:Shahrbaraz 2780:Khosrow II 2760:Khosrow II 2750:Hormizd IV 2610:Shapur III 2570:Hormizd II 2550:Bahram III 2500:Ardashir I 2063:Hewsen, R. 1502:Sauer 2017 1485:Sauer 2017 1446:Sauer 2017 1366:Potts 2018 1327:Payne 2016 1264:Payne 2016 1130:References 935:fire altar 895:Gold dinar 530:numismatic 515:Shapur III 389:Isdigerdes 385:Yazdeijerd 264:Christians 228:shahanshah 68:Shahanshah 2920:Peroz III 2913:(632–651) 2903:(631–632) 2893:(630–636) 2883:(630–632) 2873:(630–631) 2863:(630–631) 2813:(628–630) 2793:(591–596) 2783:(591–628) 2773:(590–591) 2753:(579–590) 2743:(531–579) 2740:Khosrow I 2713:(488–496) 2703:(484–488) 2693:(459–484) 2683:(457–459) 2673:(438–457) 2663:(420–438) 2640:Shapur IV 2633:(399–420) 2623:(388–399) 2620:Bahram IV 2613:(383–388) 2603:(379–383) 2593:(309–379) 2590:Shapur II 2573:(303–309) 2563:(293–303) 2543:(274–293) 2540:Bahram II 2533:(271–274) 2523:(270–271) 2520:Hormizd I 2513:(240–270) 2503:(224–242) 2488:(224–651) 2189:156673274 2067:"Avarayr" 2042:923562173 1572:Gaon 1988 1240:Frye 1983 1120:Kidarites 991:Marriages 980:Ctesiphon 943:Khuzistan 939:Asoristan 852:Kayanians 832:Shahnameh 705:Zurvanite 655:Armenians 547:Abarshahr 503:Chionites 499:Kidarites 484:Shapur II 452:Anatolius 352:Yazdegerd 338:Yazdekert 307:Etymology 256:Kidarites 96:Successor 2800:Kavad II 2660:Bahram V 2530:Bahram I 2510:Shapur I 2436:438–457 2425:Bahram V 2317:(2003). 2102:(2018). 2065:(1987). 2030:(1988). 1956:(2017). 1874:(2014). 1752:Kia 2016 1626:Kia 2016 1614:Kia 2016 1599:Kia 2016 1473:Kia 2016 903:Fereydun 877:Turanian 714:sparapet 678:Armenian 651:Iberians 642:Armenian 623:Caucasus 609:threat. 569:Nishapur 511:Gandhara 476:Kidarite 432:Caucasus 417:Bahram V 411:frontier 387:; 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Index

King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran

Drachma
Gurgan
Qom
Shahanshah
Sasanian Empire
Bahram V
Hormizd III
Denag
Issue
Hormizd III
Peroz I
Balash
Zarer
Vachagan III
House
House of Sasan
Bahram V
Zoroastrianism
Middle Persian
Sasanian
King of Kings
shahanshah
Iran
Bahram V
Eastern Roman Empire
Kidarites
Zoroastrianism
Christians

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