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Yazdegerd Ii
Yazdegerd II (etymology: "made by God," was a king Sassanid of Persia , who reigned from 438 to 457.
Biography
Son and successor of Bahram V (421-438) reigns 17 years and 4 months .
In his last years of his reign, Yazdegerd II still engaged against the Kidarites until his death in 457. Aside from his strict religious and political persecution of minorities, his subjects saw it as a just ruler and moderate.
He married a Persian nobleman named Dnak, whom he had three son:
Notes
- Agathias Book IV Chapter 27 2
- Clement Huart and Louis Delaporte ancient Iran. Elam and Persia and Iranian civilization, Albin Michel, collection "The Evolution of Humanity", Paris, 1952.
Sources
- (In) "Yazdegerd II," in Encyclopaedia Britannica , 1911 [ retail edition ] [ read online ]
- Clement Huart and Louis Delaporte, L'Iran antique. Elam and Persia and Iranian civilization, Albin Michel, collection "The Evolution of Humanity", Paris, 1952, p. 350-351.
| Sassanid emperor | ||
| Preceded by Bahram V | Yazdegerd II | Followed by Hormizd III |
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