Azarmidokht
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Azarmidokht was Sasanian queen of Iran from 630 to 631. She was the daughter of king Khosrow II. She was the second Sasanian queen; her sister Boran ruled before and after her. Azarmidokht came to pow
Drachma of Azarmidokht with the bust of her father Khosrow II to the left
Gold dinar of Khosrow II
Drachma of Farrukh Hormizd
Drachma of Azarmidokht showing her own face to the left
Rostam Farrokhzad
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Rostam Farrokhzād was a dynast from the Ispahbudhan family, who served as the spahbed of the northwestern quarter of Adurbadagan under the Sasanian monarchs Boran and Yazdegerd III. Rostam is remember
Azarmidokht
…he declared himself an anti-king. Azarmidokht had him killed as a result of a successful plot. She was, however, killed herself shortly afterwards by Rostam Farrokhzad in retaliation for his father's death. She was succeeded by Boran. "Azarmidokht" is the New Persian variant of her name used by scholars; her original…
17th-century Shahnameh illustration of Rostam Farrokhzad
Drachma of Boran
Drachma of a young Yazdegerd III, the last Sasanian monarch of Iran