Vistahm

Vistahm
Vistahm
	Coin of Vistahm, minted at Ray in 595/6.
Rival King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
Reign	590/1–596 or 594/5–600
Predecessor	Khosrow II
Successor	Khosrow II
Died	596 or 600
Spouse	Gordiya
House	Ispahbudhan
Father	Shapur
Religion	Zoroastrianism

Vistahm or Bistam (also transliterated Wistaxm, Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭧𐭬 wsthm^[1]), was a Parthian dynast of the Ispahbudhan house, and maternal uncle of the Sasanian king of kings of Iran, Khosrow II (r. 590–628). Vistahm helped Khosrow regain his throne after the rebellion of another Parthian noble Bahram Chobin, of House of Mihran, but later led a revolt himself, and ruled independently over a region which encompassed the entire Iranian East until he was defeated by Khosrow and his allies.

^ Gyselen, Rika (2001). "Lorsque l'archéologie rencontre la tradition littéraire. Les titres des chefs d'armée de l'Iran sassanide". Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. 145 (1): 447–459. doi:10.3406/crai.2001.16274.

[1] Gyselen, Rika (2001). "Lorsque l'archéologie rencontre la tradition littéraire. Les titres des chefs d'armée de l'Iran sassanide". Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. 145 (1): 447–459. doi:10.3406/crai.2001.16274.

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