Azarmidokht
Sign in to saveAzarmidokht (Middle Persian: Āzarmīgdukht) was Sasanian queen (banbishn) of Iran from 630 to 631. She was the daughter of king (shah) Khosrow II (). She was the second Sasanian queen; her sister Boran ruled before and after her. Azarmidokht came to power in Iran after her cousin Shapur-i Shahrvaraz was deposed by the Parsig faction, led by Piruz Khosrow, who helped Azarmidokht ascend the throne. Her rule was marked by an attempt of a nobleman and commander Farrukh Hormizd to marry her and come to power. After the queen's refusal, he declared himself an anti-king. Azarmidokht had him killed as
Person
- Died
- 0631-01-01
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Azarmidokht
- Royalty.title
- Queen of Queens of Iran
- Royalty.caption
- Drachma of Azarmidokht with the bust of her father Khosrow II to the left
- Royalty.image
- AzarmidokhtCoinHistoryofIran.jpg
- Royalty.image_size
- 300px
- Royalty.succession
- Queen of the Sasanian Empire
- Royalty.religion
- Zoroastrianism
- Royalty.reign
- 630–631
- Royalty.predecessor
- Shapur-i Shahrvaraz
- Royalty.successor
- Boran
- Royalty.royal house
- House of Sasan
- Royalty.father
- Khosrow II
- Royalty.death_date
- 631
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Key dates
- Died
- 1 January 631
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sasanian Empire
- Place of death
- Ctesiphon
- Father
- Khosrow II
- Mother
- Maria
- Sibling
- Javanshir
- Occupation
- governor
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Name
- Background and early life
- Reign
- Coin mints and imperial ideology
- Personality, appearance and accomplishments
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
Azarmidokht (Middle Persian: Āzarmīgdukht) was Sasanian queen (banbishn) of Iran from 630 to 631. She was the daughter of king (shah) Khosrow II (). She was the second Sasanian queen; her sister Boran ruled before and after her. Azarmidokht came to power in Iran after her cousin Shapur-i Shahrvaraz was deposed by the Parsig faction, led by Piruz Khosrow, who helped Azarmidokht ascend the throne. Her rule was marked by an attempt of a nobleman and commander Farrukh Hormizd to marry her and come to power. After the queen's refusal, he declared himself an anti-king. Azarmidokht had him killed as a result of a successful plot. She was, however, killed herself shortly afterwards by Rostam Farrokhzad in retaliation for his father's death. She was succeeded by Boran.
== Name == "Azarmidokht" is the New Persian variant of her name used by scholars; her original name was Middle Persian, Āzarmīgdukht, meaning "daughter of the respected one", referring to her father Khosrow II ().