Chosroès II, King of Persia

570 - 628  (58 years)

• Name	Chosroès II
  Nickname	the Victorious
  Birth	About 570  [2]
  General Information	He is considered to be the last great Sasanian king (shah) of Iran. Khosrow is the New Persian variant of his name used by scholars  [2]
  Crowned	590 (20 years)  [1]
  He became the Shaw in 590 when his father was deposed and blinded. The leader of the revolt marched on the capital, and Chosroès II, with has family fled to the Byzantine Empire. With their help in 591, he regained his throne.
  Reign	From 590 to 628 (20 years)  [1]
  King of Persia
  Military	From 602 to 628 (32 years)  [2]
  With the usurption of the Byzantine throne by Phocas, relations deteriorated and from 602 to 628, Persia and the Byzantine Empire were at war. This war so weakened both countries that later with the coming of Islam they were defeated.
  Death	28 Feb 628	Ctesiphon, Persia   [1, 2]
  He was imprisoned and then murdered. [1, 2]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Papak, King of Persia   d. 222  (12 x Great Grandfather)  [unnamed]  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I9368	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Hermisdas IV, King of Persia   d. 590
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	[unnamed]
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F6526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Sirin,   b. —, Khuzestan Province, Persia d. 628
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Family ID	F6525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Gordiya
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [3]
  Family ID	F6916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Miriam
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Children	+   1. Shahrijar of Persia  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F6524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Chosroès II, King of Persia(570 – 628) 2Hermisdas IV, King of Persia( – 590) 4Chosroès I, King of Persia( – 579) 8Kavadh I, King of Persia( – 531) 16Firoz V, King of Persia( – 484) 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3[unnamed] 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 28 Feb 628 - Ctesiphon, Persia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Chosroès II, King of Persia

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Khosrow II. [S304] Wikipedia, Gordiya.