Khosrow IV

Khosrow IV was a Sasanian claimant to the throne who ruled Susa and its surroundings from ca. 630 to 636.[1] Little is known about his rule, he appears to have ruled during a time of upheaval and chaos across the Sasanian Empire the 7th century has the century where Iran has plunged into its "dark ages".

Khosrow IV
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Reign630-636
PredecessorAzarmidokht
SuccessorYazdegerd III
HouseHouse of Sasan
ReligionZoroastrianism

References
  1. Daryaee 2010, pp. 48-49.

Sources
  • Daryaee, Touraj (2010). "When the End is Near: Barbarized Armies and Barracks Kings of Late Antique Iran". Ancient and Middle Iranian studies: proceedings of the 6th European Conference of Iranian Studies, held in Vienna, 18-22 September 2007. Iranica. Harrassowitz. pp. 43–52. ISBN 9783447064224.
Khosrow IV
Preceded by
Azarmidokht		 King of Kings of Iran
630-636		 Succeeded by
Yazdegerd III


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