Bozorgmehr
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Bozorgmehr-e Bokhtagan, also known as Burzmihr, Dadmihr and Dadburzmihr, was an Iranian sage and dignitary from the Karen family, who served as minister of the Sasanian king Kavad I, and the latter's
Sculpture of Bozorgmehr in Bozorgmehr Square, Isfahan, Iran
Bozorgmehr challenges the Indian envoy to a game of chess.
Kavad I
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Kavad I was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 488 to 531, including a two or three-year interruption. A son of Peroz I, he was crowned by the nobles to replace his deposed and unpopular uncle Ba
Bozorgmehr
…Dadmihr and Dadburzmihr, was an Iranian sage and dignitary from the Karen family, who served as minister (wuzurg framadār) of the Sasanian king (shah) Kavad I (r. 498–531), and the latter's son and successor Khosrow I (r. 531–579). He also served as the military commander (spahbed) of Khwarasan under Khosrow…
Plate of a Sasanian king hunting rams, perhaps Kavad I
15th-century Shahnameh illustration of the defeat and death of Peroz I
Drachma of Kavad during his first reign, minted at Hormizd-Ardashir
Drachma of Jamasp (r. 496–498/9)