Shahriyar (son of Khosrow II)

Shahriyar (also spelled Shahryar) was a Sasanian prince—he was the son of Khosrow II (r. 590-628) and his Christian queen Shirin. In 628, a son of Khosrow II, Kavadh II, staged a coup d'état against his father, and thereafter had all his brothers and half-brothers executed. Shahriyar was survived by his son Yazdegerd III, who would later rule the Sasanian Empire from 632 to 651.

Sources

  • {{cite book|last1=Greatrex|first1=Geoffrey|last2=Lieu|first2=Samuel N. C.|title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD)|location=New York, New York and London, United Kingdom|publisher=Routledge (Taylor & Francis)|year=2002|isbn=0-415-14687-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zc8iAQAAIAAJ}}
  • {{cite encyclopedia | last = Howard-Johnston | first = James | title = ḴOSROW II | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khosrow-ii | year = 2010 | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition | access-date = 10 April 2016}}

Category:7th-century Iranian people

Category:628 deaths

Category:Year of birth unknown

Category:Sasanian princes

Category:People executed by the Sasanian Empire

Category:Children of Khosrow II

Category:Executed Sasanian royalty

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