Hormizd VI
| Hormizd VI 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣 | |
|---|---|
| King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran | |
 Drachmaof Hormizd VI | |
| Shahanshahof theSasanian Empire | |
| Reign | 630–632 |
| Predecessor | Shapur-i Shahrvaraz |
| Successor | Yazdegerd III |
| Died | 632 |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Hormizd VI(Middle Persian:𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣) was aSasanianprince who ruled from 630 to 632.
The overthrow and execution of his grandfatherKhosrow II(r. 590–628) in 628 led to acivil warthat saw manypretendersto the Sasanian throne. This period saw a series of monarchs with very short reigns, often of less than a year. Before Hormizd VI,Shapur-i Shahrvarazhad a short reign, before he was deposed by powerful magnateFarrukh Hormizd.He then raised the Sasanian princessAzarmidokhtto the throne inCtesiphonin 630. Shortly after, the troops of prominent Sasanian general and usurperShahrbarazproclaimed Horizd VI to be king inNisibis.
He maintained himself about two years in Nisibis,[1]until he was overthrown by the same troops who had previously supported him.Yazdegerd III,another grandson of Khosrow II, with the support of the nobles, succeeded in becoming the sole ruler of the empire.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Meyer, Eduard(1911)..InChisholm, Hugh(ed.).Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 694.
- ^Shahbazi 2004,pp. 467–469.
Sources
[edit]- Shahbazi, A. Shapur (2004). "Hormozd V".Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XII, Fasc. 5.pp. 467–469.
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