Hormizd IV, Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
579 AD inherited
Hormizd was well learned and full of good aspirations of kindness toward the poor and weak.
Hormizd appears to have strived his best to continue the policies of his father—supporting the landed gentry (the dehqan) against the aristocracy and protecting the rights of the lower classes, as well as thwarting efforts by the Zoroastrian priesthood to reassert themselves.[
He did, however, resort to executions in order to maintain his father's policies, and as a result became the subject of hostility by the Zoroastrians.
Khosrow I, aware that Hormizd had showed himself as a leader of quality, had appointed Hormizd as his heir.
The decision was also politically motivated, due to Hormizd's maternal line being of noble lineage, while the mothers of Khosrow I's other sons were more lowly.
Subjects Who or What inherited?
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Hormizd IV (Hormozd IV, Ohrmazd IV, هرمز چهارم) Shahanshah of the Sasani...
Objects To Whom or What was inherited?
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Persian Empire The series of dynasties ...
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