Khosrau
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Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosru, or Khusraw (Kasrâ in Arabic; Osroes or Chosroes in Greek; Hüsrev in Turkish) is the name of a mythical Persian leader, in the Avesta of the Zoroastrians known as Kavi Haosravah, with the meaning "with good reputation". A number of rulers of Persia, Armenia, and the Middle East are known by this name.
- Of the Parthian Empire:
- Osroes I of Parthia c. 109-129
- Osroes II of Parthia c. 190
- Of the Armenian Kingdom:
- Of the Sassanid Empire of Persia:
- Khosrau I of Persia 531-579 ("the Blessed", Anushirvan)
- Khosrau II of Persia 590-628 ("the Victorious", Parvez; grandson of Khosrau I)
- Of the Ghaznavid Empire:
- Mu'izz ud-Dawlah Khusrau Shah 1152-1160
- Taj ud-Dawlah Khusrau Malik 1160-1186
- Of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm in Anatolia:
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw I 1192-1196 and 1205-1211
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw II 1237-1246
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw III 1265-1282
- Prince Khusraw (17th century) was the son of Mughal emperor Jahangir
- Amir Khusro (1253–1325) was a famous Sufi poet of India