Khosrow

Khosrow is a word of Iranian origin meaning "king" and also a given name held by various rulers and people. In Turkish, its transliterated as Hüsrev.

Iranian rulers

• Of the Shahnameh:
  • Kay Khosrow
• Of the Parthian Empire:
  • Osroes I of Parthia c. 109–129
  • Osroes II of Parthia c. 190
• Of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia:
  • Khosrov I 198–217
  • Khosrov II c.252
  • Khosrov III 330–339
  • Khosrov IV 387–389
• Of the Sassanian Empire of Persia:
  • Khosrow I 531–579 (Anushiruwan, "The Immortal Soul")
  • Khosrow II 590–628 (Parvez, "The Victorious"; grandson of Anushiruwan)
  • Khosrow III 630
  • Khosrow IV 631–633

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
• Khusrau Khan, Sultan of Delhi for four months in 1320
• Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Admiral
• Prince Khusrau Mirza (Khusraw) lived 1587–1622, son of Mughal emperor Jahangir
• Amir Khusrow (1253–1325) was a famous Sufi musician and poet of India
• Gazi Husrev-beg (1480–1541) known as "Khuṣrow Beg" ruled in the Balkans
• See also the article on Nizami Ganjavi's story of Khosrow and Shirin.
• Gazi Hüsrev Pasha, (died 1632), Ottoman Grand Vizier

Women of this name

• Khosrovidukht (flourished second half of 3rd century & first half of 4th century), an Arsacid Armenian Princess and sister of Tiridates III of Armenia
• Khosrovidukht (flourished 8th century), an Armenian hymnographer and poet

Modern people

• Cosroe Dusi (1808–1859), Italian painter
• Amir Khosrow Afshar (born 1919, date of death unknown), an Iranian diplomat
• Khosrow Jahanbani (born 1942), Iranian royal
• Khosrov bey Sultanov (1879–1947), a statesman from Azerbaijan

Places

• Khosrov, a town in Armenia
• Khosrov State Reserve, a national park in Armenia
• Xosrov, a village in Azerbaijan
• Khosrow, Andika, Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Khosrow, Tehran, Iran