1. Azarmidokht was Sasanian queen of Iran from 630 to 631.
11 Facts About Azarmidokht
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Azarmidokht was the second Sasanian queen; her sister Boran ruled before and after her.
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Azarmidokht came to power in Iran after her cousin Shapur-i Shahrvaraz was deposed by the Parsig faction, led by Piruz Khosrow, who helped Azarmidokht ascend the throne.
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Azarmidokht's rule was marked by an attempt of a nobleman and commander Farrukh Hormizd to marry her and come to power.
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Azarmidokht had him killed as a result of a successful plot.
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Azarmidokht was killed herself shortly afterwards by Rostam Farrokhzad in retaliation for his father's death.
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Azarmidokht was succeeded by his about eight-year-old son Ardashir III, who was killed two years later by the distinguished Iranian general Shahrbaraz, who was in turn murdered forty-three days later in a coup by leader of the Pahlav, Farrukh Hormizd, who helped Boran ascend the throne.
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Azarmidokht was the following year deposed and replaced with her cousin Shapur-i Shahrvaraz.
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Farrukh Hormizd, in order to strengthen his authority and create a modus vivendi between the Pahlav and Parsig, asked Azarmidokht to marry him.
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Azarmidokht then defeated Siyavakhsh's forces at Ctesiphon and captured the city.
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Azarmidokht was shortly afterwards blinded and killed by Rostam, who restored Boran to the throne.