Khurrazad (Persian: خرزاد Xwarrah-Zād) was an eminent Sassanian commander during the Arab invasion of Iran. Khurrazad was brother of the powerful Spahbod Rostam Farrokhzād, who fought and died at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah.[1] Khurrazad is most famous for being present at the Battle of Jalula. There he led a major Persian force against the Muslims, resulting in a major disaster with perhaps a hundred thousands Persian casualties.[2][3] Khurrazad was killed by the Arabs along with 4,000 of his troops.
Life of Khurrazad[]
Although very little is written of Khurrazad, we do know that he was born to a powerful family from Azerbaijan. His father, Farrokh Hormizd, served the Sasanian rulers in high office. Khurrazad was also in high office temporarily; he was the darik-pat (chamberlain) of the Sasanian Empire.
Family tree[]
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| Vinduyih | Vistahm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Farrokh Hormizd | Tiruyih | Vinduyih | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rostam Farrokhzād | Khurrazad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahram | Suhrab | Isfandiyar | Bahram | Farrukhan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also[]
- Islamic conquest of Iran
- Muslim conquests
- Sassanid Empire
Sources[]
- ↑ Touraj Daryaee, Sassanian Iran: Portrait of a Late Antique Empire, p. 97.
- ↑ Michael G. Morony, Iraq After the Muslim Conquest (Gorgias Press, 2006: ISBN 978-1-59333-315-7), pp. 193-194.
- ↑ Tony Jacques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges (Greenwood Press, 2007: ISBN 978-0-313-33538-9), p. 484.
- Ahmad Hasan Dani, B. A. Litvinsky, Vadim Mikhaĭlovich Masson, History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The Crossroads of Civilizations, p. 228.
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