Gushnaspdad
Gushnaspdad | |
|---|---|
| Died | 498/9 Ctesiphon |
| Allegiance |  Sasanian Empire |
| Service/ | Sasanian army |
| Rank | Kanarang |
Gushnaspdād,known inByzantinesources asGousanastadēs(Γουσαναστάδης), was aSasaniannobleman, who waskanarangduring the reign ofBalash(r. 484–488), andKavad I(r. 488–531).
Biography[edit]
Gushnaspdad first appears in 496,[1]as one of the supporters ofJamasp.After Balash's accession, Gushnaspdad urged the Sasanian noblemen to executeKavad I,the brother of Jamasp. He is reportedly said to have told the Sasanian noblemen while holding a knife: "You see this knife, how extremely small it is; nevertheless it is able at present time to accomplish a deed which, be assured, my dear Persians, a little later two myriads of mail clad men could not bring to pass."
However, the Sasanian nobles declined the decision, and instead had Kavad imprisoned; however, he later managed to escape and took refugee inCentral Asia.In 498/9, Kavad returned to Iran with the aid of theHephthalites.[2][3]Kavad then capturedCtesiphon,restored his rule, and had Gushnaspdad executed.[3]Gushnaspdad was replaced by Adergoudounbades askanarang.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Pourshariati 2008,p. 267.
- ^Rezakhani 2017,p. 131.
- ^abSchindel 2013,pp. 136–141.
- ^Pourshariati 2008,pp. 267–268.
Sources[edit]
- Schindel, Nikolaus (2013)."Kawād I i. Reign".Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XVI, Fasc. 2.pp. 136–141.
- Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017).ReOrienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity.Edinburgh University Press. pp. 1–256.ISBN9781474400305.
- Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008).Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran.London, United Kingdom: I.B. Tauris.ISBN978-1-84511-645-3.