Yazdegerd III 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 | |
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King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran[a] | |
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Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire | |
Reign | 16 June 632 – 651 |
Coronation | Istakhr |
Predecessor | Boran |
Successor | Office abolished |
Born | 624 Istakhr |
Died | 651 (aged 27) Marw |
Issue | Peroz III Bahram VII Shahrbanu (alleged) Izdundad |
House | House of Sasan |
Father | Shahriyar |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Yazdegerd III (Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩; also Romanized Yazdgerd, Yazdgird) was the last Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 632 to 651. His father was Shahriyar and his grandfather was Khosrow II.
Ascending the throne at the age of eight, the young shah lacked authority and reigned as figurehead, whilst real power was in the hands of the army commanders, courtiers, and powerful members of the aristocracy, who engaged in internecine warfare. The Sasanian Empire was weakened severely by these internal conflicts, resulting in invasions by the Göktürks from the east, and Khazars from the west.[1] Yazdegerd was unable to contain the Rashidun conquest of Iran, and spent most of his reign fleeing from one province to another in the vain hope of raising an army. Yazdegerd met his end at the hands of a miller near Marw in 651, bringing an end to the last pre-Islamic Iranian empire after more than 400 years of rule.[1]
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