Peroz II

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Peroz II was Sassanid king around 631/32 for a short time and probably only regionally ruling .

After the death of King Chosrau II in 628, anarchic conditions prevailed in the empire: his successors, including two queens, were only able to stay on the throne for a few months and sometimes ruled simultaneously in different parts of the empire; In addition, the sources for this period are very uncertain.

Peroz is mentioned by Tabari . Accordingly, he came from the ruling house on his mother's side and was named after the death of Chosrau III. who was also only able to last for a short time, was raised to the rank of king by court circles and allegedly against his will, but was soon murdered by people around him. During his short reign, Peroz also had coins minted.

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.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Theodor Nöldeke : History of the Persians and Arabs at the time of the Sasanids. From the Arab Chronicle of Tabari. Translated and provided with detailed explanations and additions . Leiden 1879, p. 395f.
  2. ↑ Cf. François Gurnet: Une drachme sassanide de Pêrôz II. In: Studia Iranica 24, 1995, pp. 291-294.
personal data
SURNAME Peroz II
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of the New Persian Empire from the Sassanid dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century or 7th century
DATE OF DEATH around 630