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715:. Shahrbaraz stationed his forces across the river from the Byzantines. A bridge spanned the river, and the Byzantines immediately charged across. Shahrbaraz feigned retreat to lead the Byzantines into an ambush, and the vanguard of Heraclius' army was destroyed within minutes. The Sasanians, however, had neglected to cover the bridge, and Heraclius charged across with the rearguard, unafraid of the arrows that the Sasanians fired, turning the tide of battle against the Sasanians. Shahrbaraz expressed his admiration at Heraclius to a renegade Greek: "See your Emperor! He fears these arrows and spears no more than would an anvil!" The 561: 929: 778: 793:, while the main Avar host attacked the land walls. Patrician Bonus' galleys rammed and destroyed the Slavic boats; the Avar land assault from 6 to 7 August also failed. With the news that Theodore had decisively triumphed over Shahin (supposedly leading Shahin to die from depression), the Avars retreated to the 854:
One year later, the feudal families of the Sasanian Empire, who were tired of war against the Byzantines and Khosrow's oppressive policies, freed Khosrow's son Sheroe, who had been imprisoned by his own father. The feudal families included: Shahrbaraz himself, who represented the Mihran family; the
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Shahrbaraz then moved his army to northern Syria, where he could easily decide to support either Khosrow or Heraclius at a moment's notice. Still, with the neutralization of Khosrow's most skilled general, Heraclius deprived his enemy of some of his best and most experienced troops, while securing
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and routed the forces of Shahraplakan and Shahin one after the other. After this victory, Heraclius crossed the Araxes and camped in the plains on the other side. Shahin, with the remnants of both his and Shahraplakan's armies joined Shahrbaraz in the pursuit of Heraclius, but marshes slowed them
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who in turn gave it to Heraclius. After reading the letter, he offered to show the letter to Shahrbaraz in a meeting at Constantinople. Shahrbaraz accepted his proposal and met Heraclius at Constantinople, where he read the letter and switched over to Heraclius' side. Shahrbaraz then changed the
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deposed Boran and became king of the Sasanian Empire. His reign, however, did not last long, and he was shortly deposed by the Sasanian nobles. During the same period, Niketas entered in the service of the Byzantines, and would later appear as one of the Byzantine generals at the
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were later sent by the orders of Khosrow II to trap the forces of Heraclius. Shahin managed to rout the Byzantine army. Due to jealousy between the Sasanian commanders, Shahrbaraz hurried with his army to take part in the glory of the victory. Heraclius met them at
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to execute his father. With the agreement of the nobles of the Sasanian empire, Kavad II then made peace with the Byzantine emperor Heraclius; under the terms of this peace, the Byzantines regained all their lost territories, their captured soldiers, a
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Following the loss of territory required for the peace treaty, the embittered aristocracy started forming independent states within the Sasanian Empire. This divided the resources of the country. Furthermore, dams and canals became derelict, and
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so as to launch a coordinated attack on Constantinople from both European and Asiatic sides. The army of Shahrbaraz stationed themselves at Chalcedon, while the Avars placed themselves on the European side of Constantinople and destroyed the
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Now that the Iranian king is dead, the throne and the kingdom has come to you. I bestow it on you, and on your offspring after you. If an army is necessary, I shall send to your assistance as many as you may
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is actually a title, literally meaning "the Boar of the Empire", attesting to his dexterity in military command and his warlike personality, as the boar was the animal associated with the Zoroastrian
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A detailed saga of heroism and romance evolved around Shahrbaraz later. In the Islamic period, it was transferred into the legend of Umar ibn al-Numan and his sons which became included in the
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hinterland within two days, never to threaten Constantinople seriously again. Even though the army of Shahrbaraz was still encamped at Chalcedon, the threat to Constantinople was over.
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of Nēmrōz in 626. Shahrbaraz, with the aid of these two powerful figures, captured Ctesiphon, and executed Ardashir III along with many Sasanian nobles, including Ardashir's minister
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contents of the letter, making it state that Khosrow II wanted 400 officers killed, ensuring that Kardarigan and the rest of the army remained loyal to him.
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and Avars had difficulties communicating across the guarded Bosphorus—though undoubtedly, there was some communication between the two forces.
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In 627, Khosrow sent Shahrbaraz a letter, which said that he should send his army to Ctesiphon. Shahrbaraz, however, disobeyed, and moved to
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with a force of 6,000 men. He was, however, unable to capture the city, and then made an alliance with Piruz Khosrow, the leader of the
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and captured it along with a large number of Byzantine troops as prisoners. Furthermore, Shahrbaraz also defeated a Byzantine army near
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On 7 August, a fleet of Sasanian rafts ferrying troops across the Bosphorus was surrounded and destroyed by Byzantine ships. The
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erupted in the western provinces of Iran, killing half of the population along with Kavad II, who was succeeded by
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to negotiate with him. However, Farrukhzad made a secret conspiracy against Khosrow and joined Shahrbaraz.
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Shahrbaraz, along with a smaller army, later managed to slip through Heraclius' flanks and bee-lined for
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After the fall of Alexandria, Shahrbaraz and his forces extended Sasanian rule southwards along the
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before Khosrow II gave them most of Sasanian Armenia, parts of Mesopotamia and western half of the
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was appointed as its governor. In 622, Heraclius counter-attacked against the Sasanian Empire in
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on the Byzantine army and then captured the city, giving the Sasanians naval access to the
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Shahrbaraz is first mentioned when Khosrow II started the last and most devastating of the
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Disappointed by Shahrbaraz's failure, Khosrow II sent a messenger bearing a letter to
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was carried away in triumph. In 618, Shahrbaraz was ordered by Khosrow II to invade
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and killed him, crowning himself as Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. After becoming
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magnified. In the aftermath of the battle, the Byzantine army wintered at
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After the death of Kavad II, Heraclius sent Shahrbaraz a letter saying:
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After the Byzantine defeat outside Antioch, Heraclius and his brother
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in 604, and in the north, the Byzantines were driven back to the old,
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under the Avars attempted to attack the sea walls from across the
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by Byzantine soldiers, who gave the letter to the future emperor
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from 27 April 630 to 9 June 630. He usurped the throne from
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Also spelled "King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians".
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Map of the environs of Constantinople in Byzantine times.
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Heraclius also acknowledged Shahrbaraz's Christian son
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in 613, but was decisively defeated by Shahrbaraz, who
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and Farrukhzad; the Armenian faction represented by
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The title is also mentioned as 31:King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran 16:Shah of the Sasanian Empire in 630 14: 2141:. Pen and Sword. pp. 1–240. 1009:Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 970:. Shahrbaraz then became the new 501:Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 231:Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 2904:Governors of the Sasanian Empire 495:War against the Byzantine Empire 2231:Howard-Johnston, James (2010). 2195:Hämeen-Anttila, Jaakko (2022). 2020:Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). 1934:Heraclius: Emperor of Byzantium 899:. Three days later, he ordered 745:, the Sasanian base across the 2844:7th century in Byzantine Egypt 2088:Iraq After the Muslim Conquest 1997:Olster, David Michael (1993). 1958:. Cambridge University Press. 1937:. Cambridge University Press. 1108:. Dumbarton Oaks. p. 65. 1: 2859:7th-century Sasanian monarchs 2854:7th-century murdered monarchs 2067:. Stanford University Press. 2061:Treadgold, Warren T. 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Index

King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran

Shahanshah
Sasanian Empire
Ardashir III
Boran
Ctesiphon
Khosrow III
Khorasan
Issue
Niketas
Shapur-i Shahrvaraz
House
House of Mihran
Zoroastrianism
New Persian
shah
Sasanian Empire
Ardashir III
spahbed
Khosrow II
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Izad
Vahram
Inscriptional Pahlavi
Middle Persian
New Persian
Ferdowsi
al-Tabari
Armenian

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