Hormizd IV
?–590 CE · Ctesiphon
Hormizd IV was king of the Sasanian Empire of Persia from 579 to 590, the son of Khosrow I. His reign was dominated by continued war with the Byzantine Empire and by conflict with the powerful nobility and the Zoroastrian clergy, whose influence he attempted to restrain. Sources credit him with a measure of protection toward the empire's Christian subjects. In 590 a revolt led by the general Bahram Chobin, combined with a coup among the nobles, led to his deposition and death, after which his son Khosrow II took the throne.
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- Khosrow I Anushirvan· 512 CE–579 CE
- Maurice· 539 CE–602 CE
- Emperor Wen of Sui· 541 CE–604 CE
- Phocas· 547 CE–610 CE
- Justinian I· 482 CE–565 CE
- Empress Suiko· 554 CE–628 CE
- Bumin Qaghan· –552 CE
- Emperor Yang of Sui· 569 CE–618 CE
- Prince Shotoku· 574 CE–622 CE
- Khosrow II Parviz· 570 CE–628 CE
- Pulakeshin II· –642 CE
- Kavad I· 473 CE–531 CE
- Heraclius· 575 CE–641 CE
- Harsha· 590 CE–647 CE
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