The Castle of Oblivion (Middle Persian: anōšbord), also known as the Prison of Oblivion or the Fortress of Oblivion, was a castle and political prison of the Sasanian Empire located in Khuzestan in southwestern Iran.[1]
Notable prisoners of the Castle of Oblivion[]
- Arshak II, Arsacid prince, who ruled Armenia as a Roman client from 350 until 367. Captured and imprisoned during Shapur II's invasion of Armenia.[2]
- Kavad I, Sasanian king, briefly imprisoned after being deposed by the nobility and clergy in 496.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Daryaee 2009.
- ↑ Daryaee 2014, p. 19.
- ↑ Daryaee 2014, p. 27.
Sources[]
- Daryaee, Touraj (2009). "SHAPUR II". Encyclopaedia Iranica. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/shapur-ii.
- Daryaee, Touraj (2014). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–240. ISBN 978-0857716668. https://books.google.com/books?id=LU0BAwAAQBAJ.
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