Khosrow II
The 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)
- Fame59.1
- Momentum3.5
- Historical Figures rank#179
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- Fame59.1
- Momentum3.5
- Historical Figures rank#179
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Lived 570–628, aged 58
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Updated 2026-06-08
The Sasanian emperor who almost broke Rome—then watched his own generals break him. Khosrow II seized Syria, Egypt, and Jerusalem from the Eastern Romans in what looked like Persia's final triumph, until a desperate Byzantine counterattack and a son's blade ended both the conquest and the dynasty.
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Khosrow II inherited the Sasanian throne in 590, lost it to a usurper, then clawed it back with Roman help—a debt he'd later repay in blood. In 602, using the murder of his ally Maurice as pretext, he launched a war that swallowed Rome's richest eastern provinces and earned him the name "the Victorious." By 626 his forces were at the gates of Constantinople, but the siege failed and the Roman emperor Heraclius drove deep into Persia's heartland with Turkish allies. Feudal families turned on their overstretched shah: his son Sheroe deposed and executed him in 628, triggering a civil war that un…
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