Khosrau the Usurper

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Khosrau the Usurper 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩
"King of kings of Iran and Aniran"
Reign	420
Birthplace	Ērānshahr
Predecessor	Shapur IV
Successor	Bahram V
Royal House	House of Sasan
Father	Bahram IV
Religious beliefs	Zoroastrianism

Khosrau (Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩), better known as Khosrau the Usurper, was an Sasanian pretender in 420.

Biography

Khosrau was the son of Bahram IV, who was the thirteenth Sasanian king. He was proclaimed king by a group of nobles after the murder of his cousin Shapur IV. Bahram V, another cousin of Khosrau, opposed the decision of the nobles, and asked the king of Al-Hirah for military assistance and received it. He then marched towards Ctesiphon and promised that he would not reign like his father Yazdegerd I did.^[1] According to the Shahnameh, Bahram V suggested that the royal crown and garb should be placed between two lions, and the person that retrieved them by killing the beasts should be acknowledged as the king of Persia, Bahram V managed to win and became king of Persia. Nothing is known about the fate of Khosrau.

References

↑ Bahrām V Gōr, O. Klíma, Encyclopaedia Iranica

Khosrau the Usurper Sasanian dynasty
Preceded by Shapur IV	Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr 420	Succeeded by Bahram V

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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