Shapur I

Shapur I

male, deceased (272)
Second Persian Empire Sassanid Empire Sassanid Arsacid Arsacid Dynasty Sassanid dynasty
Shapur I was the second Sassanid King of the Second Persian Empire. The dates of his reign are commonly given as 241 - 272, but it is likely that... More
Khosrau II

Khosrau II

male, deceased (628)
Khosrow II Sassanid romans maurice administrator Byzantine Empire … Sassanid dynasty Sassanid Empire
Khosrau II or Khosrow II (Chosroes II in classical sources, sometimes called "Parvez", "the ever Victorious" – in Persian: خسرو پرویز) was the twe... More
Khosrau I

Khosrau I

male, deceased (579)
Khosrow I Anushiravan-e-ādel Anushiravan the Just Sassanid Empire Anooshiravan Second golden era … Sassanid Sassanid dynasty
Khosrau I or Khosrow I (Chosroes I in classical sources, most commonly known in Persian as Anushirvan, Persian: انوشيروان meaning "the immortal... More
Khalid Ibn Al-Walid

Khalid Ibn Al-Walid

male, deceased (642)
Firaz Walaja Yarmouk Sahaba Battle of Firaz roman empire … Sassanid Persian forces Sassanid army Sassanid Sassanid Empire Sassanid Persian
Khālid ibn al-Walīd also known as Sayf-Allah al-Maslul, was one of the two famous Arab generals during the Muslim conquests of the 7th Century. ("... More
Narseh

Narseh

male, deceased (302)
roman empire mesopotamia tigris euphrates Sassanid dynasty romans … Sassanid
Narseh (whose name is also sometimes written as Narses or Narseus) was the seventh Sassanid King of Persia (293-302), and son of Shapur I... More
Bahram II

Bahram II

male, deceased (293)
magi Sassanid dynasty roman emperor persepolis Sassanid Ctesiphon
Bahram II was the fifth Sassanid King of Persia in 276-293. He was the son of Bahram I (273-276). Bahram II is said to have ruled at first... More
Anastasius I I

Anastasius I I

male, deceased (518)
Bulgarian zeno Byzantine emperor guerrilla warfare emperor House of Leo … Sassanid Sassanid Empire Sassanid Persian Sassanid War
Flavius Anastasius or Anastasius I was Byzantine emperor from 11 April 491 until his death. He was born at Dyrrhachium not later than 430. At the... More

Bahram V

male, deceased (438)
Bahramgur Soshandukht exilarch Sassanid arab Mundhir … Sassanid dynasty
Bahram V was fourteenth Sassanid King of Persia (421-438). Also called Bahramgur, he was son of Yazdegerd I (399-421), after whose sudden death (or... More
Kavadh I

Kavadh I

male, deceased (531)
Ephthalite Sassanid Empire Djamasp Anastasius I Sassanid dynasty Ephthalites … Sassanid
Kavadh I (b. 449; r. 488-531), son of Peroz I (457-484), was the nineteenth Sassanid King of Persia from 488 to 531. He was crowned by the nobles... More
Bahram I

Bahram I

male, deceased (276)
Second Persian Empire Sassanid Empire Sassanid Roman and Byzantine Greece greek ahura mazda … Sassanid dynasty
Bahram I ("r." 273-276), was the fourth Sassanid emperor of the second Persian Empire. He succeeded his brother Hormizd I ("r." 272-273), who had... More