Khosrow II

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Sasanian king
gptkbp:alliedWith Byzantine Empire (briefly)
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ctesiphon
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Ctesiphon
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:Kavadh_II
gptkbp:children gptkb:Kavadh_II
gptkb:Mardanshah
gptkb:Shiroe
gptkb:Javanshir
gptkb:Shahrbanu
gptkbp:coins Silver drachms
gptkbp:deathDate February 28, 628
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ctesiphon
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Shahnameh
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Sasan
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Bahram_Chobin
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Heraclius
gptkbp:era gptkb:Late_Antiquity
gptkbp:executedBy gptkb:Kavadh_II
gptkbp:father gptkb:Hormizd_IV
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Khosrow_II_Parviz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Khosrow II
gptkbp:knownFor Lavish court and patronage of the arts
Conflict with Byzantine Emperor Heraclius
Last great king of the Sasanian Empire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anzoy
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Byzantine–Sasanian_War_of_602–628
gptkb:Conquest_of_Jerusalem_(614)
gptkb:Persian_conquest_of_Egypt_(618)
gptkb:Persian_conquest_of_Syria_and_Palestine
Civil war in Sasanian Empire
Execution of his sons
Loss of Egypt to Byzantines
Loss of Jerusalem to Byzantines (629)
Overthrown and executed
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Taq-e_Bostan_reliefs
Ctesiphon palace decorations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hormizd_IV
gptkbp:reign 590–628 CE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria
gptkb:Shirin
gptkb:Mariam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kavadh_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:Shahanshah
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sassanian_dynasty
gptkb:Khosrow_and_Shirin
gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5