Khosrau III

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Khosrau III
Rival Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr

Reign	629
Born	Unknown
Died	Unknown
Predecessor	Shahrbaraz
Successor	Purandokht
Religious beliefs	Zoroastrianism

Khosrau III (629) was Sasanian rival king who briefly ruled in Khorasan during the reign of the Mihranid general Shahrbaraz who took control of the Sasanian Empire after having besieged Ctesiphon. Khosrau, was, after a short reign, however, assassinated by the governor of the province. He was a nephew of Khosrau II.^[1]

References

↑ Cambridge History of Iran: The Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian periods, p. 172

Khosrau III Sassanid dynasty
Preceded by Shahrbaraz	Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr 629	Succeeded by Purandokht

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

Persondata
Name	Khosrau III
Alternative names
Short description	King of Persia
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	629
Place of death

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