Hormizd II

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Hormizd II
"King of kings of Iran and Aniran"^[1]

Reign	302–309
Born	Unknown
Died	309
Predecessor	Narseh
Successor	Adhur Narseh
Issue	Adurfrazgird Zamasp Shapur II Hormizd Ardashir II Hormozd-dokht^[2] Adhur Narseh
Royal House	House of Sasan
Religious beliefs	Zoroastrianism

Coin of Hormizd II as Kushansha.
Obv: Corrupt Persian legend with name of Hormizd II. Characreristic lion head-dress of Hormizd II. Swastika between feet. Brahmi monogram to right.
Rev: Shiva with bull.

Hormizd II (Persian: هرمز دوم‎), was the eighth king of the Sasanian Empire, and reigned for seven years and five months, from 302 to 309. He was the son of Narseh (293–302).

Reign

His son Hormizd escaped from prison in 323 with the help of his wife, and found refuge at the court of Constantine the Great (324–337) (Zosimus ii. 27; John of Antioch, fr. 178; Zonaras 13–5). In 363, Hormizd served against Persia in the army of the Roman emperor Julian (361–363); in turn his son, of the same name, later served as proconsul (Ammianus Marcellinus 26. 8. 12).

Death

After his death, his oldest son Adhur Narseh, who had a cruel disposition, was killed by the grandees after a very short reign;^[3] another son, Hormizd, was held prisoner, while the throne was reserved for the child of his concubine, Shapur II. Another version has it that Shapur II was the son of Hormizd II's first wife, and that while still pregnant she was made to wear a crown over her pudenda so that the baby would be born as a king.^[4]

References

↑ MacKenzie, David Niel (1998), "Ērān, Ērānšahr", Encyclopedia Iranica 8, Costa Mesa: Mazda
↑ HORMOZD II, A. Shapur Shahbazi, Encyclopaedia Iranica, (March 23, 2012).
↑ Touraj Daryaee, Sasanian Persia, (I.B.Tauris Ltd, 2010), 16.
↑ Touraj Daryaee, 16.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press

Sources

Shapur Shahbazi, A. (2005). "SASANIAN DYNASTY". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

Hormizd II Sassanid dynasty
Preceded by Narseh	Great King (Shah) of Persia 302–309	Succeeded by Adhur Narseh

v t e Rulers of the Sasanian Empire (224–651)

Ardashir I (224–242) Shapur I (240–270) Hormizd I (270–271) Bahram I (271–274) Bahram II (274–293) Bahram III (293) Narseh (293–302) Hormizd II (302–309) Adhur Narseh (309) Shapur II (309–379) Ardashir II (379–383) Shapur III (383–388) Bahram IV (388–399) Yazdegerd I (399–420) Shapur IV^§ (420) Khosrau the Usurper^§ (420) Bahram V (420–438) Yazdegerd II (438–457) Hormizd III^§ (457–459) Peroz I (459–484) Balash (484–488) Kavadh I (488–496) Djamasp (496–498) Kavadh I (498–531) Khosrau I (531–579) Hormizd IV (579–590) Khosrau II (590) Bahram VI Chobin^§ (590–591) Khosrau II (591–628) Vistahm^§ (591–596) Kavadh II (628) Ardashir III (628–629) Shahrbaraz^§ (629) Khosrau III^§ (629) Borandukht (629–630) Shapur-i Shahrvaraz^§ (630) Peroz II^§ (630) Azarmidokht (630–631) Farrukh Hormizd^§ (630–631) Hormizd VI^§ (630–631) Khosrau IV^§ (631) Farrukhzad Khosrau V^§ (631) Borandukht (631–632) Yazdegerd III (632–651) Peroz III (pretender) Narsieh (pretender)

^§ usurpers or rival claimants

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Name	Hormizd 02
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Short description	Sasanian king
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Date of death	309
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