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Shirin (other)
Shirin () was the wife of Sassanid Persian king Khosrow II. Shirin may also refer to: People * Shirin Akiner (1943–2019), British historian * Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra (born 1948), Mauritian lawyer, politician and diplomat *Shirin Bina (born 1964), Iranian actress * Shirin Darasha (1938–2012), Indian educator *Shirin Ebadi (born 1947), Iranian lawyer and Nobel Prize winner * Shirin Guha (born 1986), Indian actress *Shirin Guild (born 1946), Iranian fashion designer * Shirin Mirzayev (1942–1992), Azeri military officer *Shirin Neshat Shirin Neshat (; born March 26, 1957) is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography. Her artwork centers on the contrasts between Islam and the West, femininit ... (born 1957), Iranian artist * Shirin Nezammafi (born 1979), Iranian writer * Shirin Oskooi (born 1983), former senior executive at Yahoo! * Shirin M. Rai (born 1960), Indian political scientist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirin
Shirin (; died 628) was wife of the Sasanian emperor Khosrow II (). In the revolution after the death of Khosrow's father Hormizd IV, the General Bahram Chobin took power over the Persian empire. Shirin fled with Khosrow to Syria, where they lived under the protection of Byzantine emperor Maurice. In 591, Khosrow returned to Persia to take control of the empire and Shirin was made queen. She used her new influence to support the Christian minority in Iran, but the political situation demanded that she do so discreetly. Initially, she belonged to the Church of the East but later she joined the miaphysite church of Antioch, now known as the Syriac Orthodox Church. After the Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem of 614 amidst the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, the Sasanians captured the True Cross of Jesus and brought it to their capital Ctesiphon, where Shirin took the cross in her palace. Long after her death Shirin became an important heroine of Persian literature, as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |