Khosrow II

Khosrow II 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩
Shahanshah o Iran an Aniran
Gowd coin o Khosrow II.
Shahanshah o the Sasanian Empire
Ring	590 (first reign) 591 – Februar 25, 628 (seicont reign)
Predecessor	Hormizd IV (predecessor) Bahram Chobin (usurper) Vistahm (rival keeng)
Successor	Kavadh II
Born	ca. 570 Unkent
Dee'd	Februar 28, 628 Ctesiphon
Consort	Shirin
Issue	Kavadh II Borandukht Azarmidokht Farrukhzad Khosrow V Mardanshah Shahriyar Juvansher
Faither	Hormizd IV
Mither	Vistahm's sister
Releegion	Zoroastrianism

Khosrow II (Chosroes II in clessical soorces; Middle Persie: Husrō(y)), enteetled "Aparvēz" ("The Victorious"), an aa Khusraw Parvēz (New Persie: خسرو پرویز), wis the last great king o the Sasanian Empire, reignin frae 590 tae 628. He wis the son o Hormizd IV (reigned 579–590) an the grandson o Khosrow I (reigned 531–579). He wis the last king o Persie tae hae a lenthy reign afore the Muslim conquest o Iran, which began five years efter his daith bi execution. He lost his throne, then recovered it wi Roman help, an, a decade later, went on tae emulate the feats o the Achaemenids, conquerin the rich Roman provinces o the Middle East; much o his reign wis spent in wars wi the Byzantine Empire an strugglin against usurpers such as Bahram Chobin an Vistahm.

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Soorces

• Howard-Johnston, James (2010). "ḴOSROW II". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 9 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)