Mihr Hormozd () was an
Iranian
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** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran
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nobleman from the
House of Suren
House of Suren or Surenas.. ( Parthian: šš
ššš SurÄn, Middle Persian: š®š„š«š©š) is one of two Parthian noble families explicitly mentioned by name in sources dateable to the Arsacid period..
History
The head of Sure ...
. He was the son of Mardanshah, the ''
padgospan'' of
Nemroz, who was later executed by the orders of the
Sasanian
The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...
king
Khosrau II
Khosrow II (spelled Chosroes II in classical sources; and ''Khosrau''), commonly known as Khosrow Parviz (New Persian: , "Khosrow the Victorious"), is considered to be the last great Sasanian King of Kings (Shahanshah) of Iran, ruling from 590 ...
(r. 590ā628). In 628, Khosrau was overthrown by his son
Kavadh II (r. 628), and was taken to prison, where he was shortly executed by Mihr Hormozd who sought to avenge his father's death. However, after the execution, Kavadh had Mihr Hormizd killed.
Sources
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Year of birth unknown
628 deaths
7th-century Iranian people
House of Suren
People executed by the Sasanian Empire
Shahnameh characters
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