Baranes V, King of Persia

- 439

• Name	Baranes V
  Nickname	Wild Ass
  History	birth to death
  In 430, he was crowned the King of Persia. [1] He persecuted the Christians, which lead to war with Rome. Baranes V was defeated in 422, and granted the same toleration to Christians as Zoroastrians received in the Roman Empire. [1] He is mentioned in The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: XVII They say the Lion and the Lizard keep The Courts where Jamshyd gloried and drank deep; And Bahram, that great Hunter---the Wild Ass Stamps o'er his Head, and he lies fast asleep. [1]
  Death	439  [1]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Papak, King of Persia   d. 222  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Sashandukht  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I9380	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Yazdegerd I, King of Persia   d. 421
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sashandukht
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F6534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner
  Children	+   1. Yazdegerd II, King of Persia   d. 457  [Father: Birth] ▻ Dinak
  Family ID	F6533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Baranes V, King of Persia( – 439) 2Yazdegerd I, King of Persia( – 421) 4Sapor III, King of Persia( – 388) 8Sapor II, King of Persia( – 379) 16Hormisdas II, King of Persia( – 309) 17daughter of the King of Kabul 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Sashandukht 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• 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).