Death of Yazdgerd

Target entity: Death of Yazdgerd
Context triple: [Bahram Beyzai, notableWork, Death of Yazdgerd]

• A. assassination of Valentinian III
  The assassination of Valentinian III was the 455 killing of the Western Roman emperor in Rome, an event that destabilized the Western Empire and contributed to its rapid decline.
• B. fall of Stilicho
  The fall of Stilicho was the political downfall and execution in 408 AD of the powerful Roman general Flavius Stilicho, which destabilized the Western Roman Empire and paved the way for the Visigothic sack of Rome.
• C. Death of Muhammad
  The Death of Muhammad marks the passing of Islam’s prophet in 632 CE, a pivotal event that led to the succession crisis and the formation of the early caliphates.
• D. Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
  Cyrus the Younger’s revolt was a failed 5th-century BCE uprising against Persian king Artaxerxes II, led by Cyrus with a mixed force including the famous Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries.
• E. Assassination of Severus Alexander
  The Assassination of Severus Alexander was the 235 AD murder of the Roman emperor by his own troops, an event that ended the Severan dynasty and ushered in the Crisis of the Third Century.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Death of Yazdgerd
Target entity description: Death of Yazdgerd is a renowned Persian play (later adapted into a film) that dramatizes the mysterious circumstances surrounding the assassination of the last Sasanian king, Yazdegerd III, through a tense courtroom-style investigation.

• A. assassination of Valentinian III
  The assassination of Valentinian III was the 455 killing of the Western Roman emperor in Rome, an event that destabilized the Western Empire and contributed to its rapid decline.
• B. fall of Stilicho
  The fall of Stilicho was the political downfall and execution in 408 AD of the powerful Roman general Flavius Stilicho, which destabilized the Western Roman Empire and paved the way for the Visigothic sack of Rome.
• C. Death of Muhammad
  The Death of Muhammad marks the passing of Islam’s prophet in 632 CE, a pivotal event that led to the succession crisis and the formation of the early caliphates.
• D. Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
  Cyrus the Younger’s revolt was a failed 5th-century BCE uprising against Persian king Artaxerxes II, led by Cyrus with a mixed force including the famous Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries.
• E. Assassination of Severus Alexander
  The Assassination of Severus Alexander was the 235 AD murder of the Roman emperor by his own troops, an event that ended the Severan dynasty and ushered in the Crisis of the Third Century.
• F. None of above. chosen