Chosrau IV.
Chosrau IV was a late antique Persian great king who ruled from about 631 to 633.
In the years after the death of Chosraus II. 628 chaotic conditions prevailed in the Sassanid Empire before Yazdegerd III. the situation was able to stabilize again: No ruler was able to last longer than a few months, two women - daughters of Chosraus - ascended the throne for a short time and some rulers ruled parallel to each other in different parts of the empire. Not much is known of most of the kings (and queens) of the period other than their names. Chosrau IV, from whose reign there are also coins, reigned perhaps for some time in parallel with Hormizd V.
literature
- Touraj Daryaee: When the End is Near: Barbarized Armies and Barracks Kings of Late Antique Iran. In: Maria Macuch u. a. (Ed.): Ancient and Middle Iranian Studies. Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden 2010, pp. 43–52.
- Richard Frye : The political history of Iran under the Sasanians , in: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): The Cambridge History of Iran , Vol. 3, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge 1983, p. 171.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hormizd V. |
King of the New Persian Empire 631–633 |
Yazdegerd III. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chosrau IV. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Husrav; Xusro; Chosroes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Great King of the New Persian Empire (around 631–633) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century or 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 633 |