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Khosrow III
Rival Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr
Reign629
PredecessorShahrbaraz
SuccessorBorandukht
BornUnknown
Died629
Khorasan
HouseHouse of Sasan
FatherKavadh
ReligionZoroastrianism

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

  1. ^ Cambridge History of Iran: The Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian periods, p. 172
Khosrow III
Preceded by Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr
629
Succeeded by