Khosrow III

Khosrow III
Rival Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr

Reign	629
Predecessor	Shahrbaraz
Successor	Borandukht
Born	Unknown
Died	629 Khorasan
House	House of Sasan
Father	Kavadh
Religion	Zoroastrianism

Khosrow 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. He was a nephew of Khosrow II.^[1] After a short reign, Khosrow, was assassinated by the governor of the province.

References

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

Khosrow III Sassanid dynasty
Preceded by Shahrbaraz	Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr 629	Succeeded by Borandokht

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) Adur 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) Khosrow I (531–579) Hormizd IV (579–590) Khosrow II (590) Bahram VI Chobin^§ (590–591) Khosrow II (591–628) Vistahm^§ (591–596) Kavadh II (628) Ardashir III (628–629) Shahrbaraz^§ (629) Khosrow III^§ (629) Borandukht (629–630) Shapur-i Shahrvaraz^§ (630) Peroz II^§ (630) Azarmidokht (630–631) Farrukh Hormizd^§ (630–631) Hormizd VI^§ (630–631) Khosrow IV^§ (631) Farrukhzad Khosrau V^§ (631) Boran (631–632) Yazdegerd III (632–651) Peroz III (pretender) Narsieh (pretender)

^§ usurpers or rival claimants

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