Khosrow II

The 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)

sequence of frescoes painted by Piero della Francesca in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo

Shabdiz ( Shabdēz, lit. "night-colored", "black") was the legendary black stallion of Khosrau Parvez, one of the most famed Sassanid Persian kings (reigned 590 to 628CE). Shabdiz, meaning "midnight", was reputedly the "world's fastest horse" according to ancient Persian literature. In Nizami's romantic epic Khosrau and Shirin, it is Khosrau's 'beloved' Shabdiz that whisks his future bride, Shirin, to meet him after Shirin has fallen in love with Khosrau's portrait. A musician, Barbad, through a song - potentially risking his life - informed the king of Shabdiz's death.

right|thumb|Map of Asoristan and its surrounding provinces Dastagird (also spelled as Dastgerd, Dastigird and Daskara), was an ancient Sasanian city in present-day Iraq, and was close to its capital, Ctesiphon.

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name of one of the legendary eight treasures of the Sasanian king Khosrow II (r. 591-628)