Hormizd III
| Hormizd III | |
|---|---|
| "King of kings of Iran and Aniran" | |
| Reign | 457–459 |
| Predecessor | Yazdegerd II |
| Successor | Peroz I |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Possibly in 459, may have been spared by Peroz I |
| House | House of Sasan |
| Father | Yazdegerd II |
| Mother | Dinak |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Hormizd III (Persian: هرمز سوم), was the seventeenth king of the Sasanian Empire. He was the son and successor of Yazdegerd II (438–457).[1]
Biography
In 457, Yazdegerd II died. Hormizd, the older son of Yazdegerd II,[2] was kept near Ctesiphon, while his younger brother, Peroz, was stationed in Sistan.[3] Following his father's death, Hormizd became ruler of the Sassanian Empire. In response, Peroz sought the aid of the Hephthalite monarch, Khush-Newaz in Bactria. The Hephthalites aided Peroz, who defeated Hormizd[4] and by 459 controlled Ctesiphon making him ruler of the Sassanian Empire.[5]
Sources differ as to what happened to Hormizd after his capture. Some say that he was put to death in 459.[6] However, the Persian historian Mirkhond says that Peroz pardoned his eldest brother and amicably spared his life.[citation needed]
Hormizd III had a daughter named Balendukht, who was the wife of Vakhtang I, the ruler of Iberia. She bore the latter a son named Dachi.
References
- ↑ Meir Holder, History of the Jewish People, (Mesorah Publications Ltd, 2004), 205.
- ↑ Elizabeth Errington, Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Joe Cribb, From Persepolis to the Punjab: Exploring Ancient Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, (British Museum Press, 2011), 79.
- ↑ Jacob Neusner, A History of the Jews in Babylonia:Later Sasanian Times, Vol. V, (Brill, 1970), 40.
- ↑ Touraj Daryaee, Sasanian Persia:The Rise and Fall of an Empire, (I.B.Tauris, 2010), 24.
- ↑ Jacob Neusner, 40.
- ↑ Parvaneh Pourshariati, Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire:The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran, (I.B.Tauris, 2011), 71.
Sources
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| Preceded by | Great King (Shah) of Persia 457–459 |
Succeeded by Peroz I |
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