Khosrow III
Appearance
Khosrow III | |
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Rival Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr | |
Reign | 629 |
Predecessor | Shahrbaraz |
Successor | Borandukht |
Born | Unknown |
Died | 629 Khorasan |
House | House of Sasan |
Father | Kavadh |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Khosrow III (629) was Sasanian rival king who briefly ruled in Khorasan during the reign of the Mihranid general Shahrbaraz who took control of the Sasanian Empire after having besieged Ctesiphon. He was a nephew of Khosrow II.[1] After a short reign, Khosrow, was assassinated by the governor of the province.
References
- ^ Cambridge History of Iran: The Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian periods, p. 172