1. Farrukh Hormizd or Farrokh Hormizd, known as Hormizd V, was an Iranian prince, who was one of the leading figures in Sasanian Iran in the early 7th-century.
12 Facts About Farrukh Hormizd
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Farrukh Hormizd served as the military commander of northern Iran.
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Farrukh Hormizd later came in conflict with the Iranian nobility, "dividing the resources of the country".
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Farrukh Hormizd was later killed by Siyavakhsh in a palace plot on the orders of Azarmidokht after he proposed to her in an attempt to usurp the Sasanian throne.
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Farrukh Hormizd was a member of the Ispahbudhan family, one of the seven Parthian clans.
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Farrukh Hormizd was the son of Vinduyih, a descendant of Bawi, whose sister was the wife of Kavadh I and mother of Khosrau I Farrukh's father and uncle, Vistahm, played an important role in defeating the Mihranid Bahram Chobin and restoring Khosrau II to the throne.
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Farrukh Hormizd then proclaimed himself as shah of the Sasanian Empire and assumed the dynastic name of Kavad II.
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Farrukh Hormizd proceeded to have all his brothers and half-brothers executed, including the heir Mardanshah, who was Khosrow's favourite son.
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Farrukh Hormizd was succeeded by his eight-year-old son Ardashir III, who was killed two years later by the distinguished Iranian general Shahrbaraz, who was in turn murdered forty days later in a coup by Farrukh Hormizd, who helped Boran ascend the throne.
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Farrukh Hormizd then attempted to bring stability to Iran by the implementation of justice, reconstruction of the infrastructure, lowering of taxes, and minting coins.
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Farrukh Hormizd's rule was accepted by the nobility and clergy, which is apparent by her coin mints in the provinces of Pars, Khuzestan, Media, and Abarshahr.
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Farrukh Hormizd then defeated Siyavakhsh's forces at Ctesiphon and captured the city.