Hormizd IV - ܒܪܗ ܕܟܣܪܘܢ / ܡܠܟܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ

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Hormizd succeeded his father Khosrow as ruler of the Sasanian Empire in early 579. The sources describe him as a tyrant who was highly unpopular in Persia and who broke off the peace negotiations with the Romans. He was overthrown in early 590 when one of his generals revolted against him.3

Names

  • ܗܘܪܡܙܕ1
  • Hormizd IV
  • ܒܪܗ ܕܟܣܪܘܢ / ܡܠܟܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ
  • Hormisdas2

Floruit

579-590

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  • 1 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 320; 333; 334, chapter: 3.6.22; 3.6.29.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 J. R. Martindale, A.D. 527-641 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992)., entry: Hormisdas IV, p: 603-604.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 J. R. Martindale, A.D. 527-641 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992)., p: 603-604.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 320; 333; 334.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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