Anosazad
Sign in to save250px|thumb|right|16th-century Shahnameh illustration of Anoshazad. Anōshazād, known in the Shahnameh as Nōshzād (), was a Sasanian prince who led a revolt in the southwestern province of Khuzistan in the 540s. He was the oldest son of king Khosrow I (), while his mother was a Christian and the daughter of the judge (dadwar) of Ray. He may have attempted to receive the support of the Christians of Iran in his revolt. In the view of one historian, his revolt represented an unsuccessful attempt by the Christian elites of Khuzistan to increase their political power and status.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sasanian Empire
- Father
- Khosrow I
- Sibling
- Hormizd IV
- Occupation
- judge
- Family
- Sasanian dynasty
- Noble title
- prince
- Image
- Anoshazad in the Shahnameh.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- name in native language
- نوشزاد
- date of death
- 0501-01-01
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250px|thumb|right|16th-century Shahnameh illustration of Anoshazad. Anōshazād, known in the Shahnameh as Nōshzād (), was a Sasanian prince who led a revolt in the southwestern province of Khuzistan in the 540s. He was the oldest son of king Khosrow I (), while his mother was a Christian and the daughter of the judge (dadwar) of Ray. He may have attempted to receive the support of the Christians of Iran in his revolt. In the view of one historian, his revolt represented an unsuccessful attempt by the Christian elites of Khuzistan to increase their political power and status.
== Etymology == Anōshazād is a Middle Persian name meaning "son of the immortal". Nōshzād () is the New Persian form, while the Greek form of the name, found in Procopius's history, is Anasozados.
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