Sura of Parthia

Sura
Born 213 AD
Iran, Parthian Empire
Died ?
Iran, Parthian Empire
Allegiance Parthian Empire
Rank Spahbed
Battles/wars Roman–Parthian Wars

Sura of Parthia was a heroine of the Parthian Empire who was the daughter of Ardavān V, the last king of the Parthian Empire. Sura had the rank of Sepahbod (Lieutenant General). She is considered by Iranians as a military genius whose role model was another female Parthian general named Surena. Sura's main tactic was to not charge into the enemy line before weakening and exhausting them first. Sura had a grudge against King Ardashir I because on 225 A.D. Ardeshir (Son of Pāpak) went to a great war against her father (Ardavān V) and killed him in battle. Ardashir I restored the central power in Persia and completely changed the feudalistic system of (Ashkanid Parthians). He set Zoroastrianism as the official religion of Persia. His move paved the way for future rulers to use Zoroastrianism as the base of their actions and established a very strong monarchy based on the Achaemenid's [1][2]

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