SPEAR Factoids about Khusrau I Anushirwan — ܟܣܪܘܢ

“Khosrow was king of the Sasanian Empire and repeatedly waged war with the Roman Empire. He was Zoroastrian and occasionally persecuted the growing Christian minority, as is remembered for instance in Joh. Eph., EH 2.18-22. Yet at the same time, John depicts him, in EH 6.20-21, also as a wise and philosophically interested ruler, an image that is shared by other historians such as Agathias.” 8

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Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Chosroes the King of the Persians See factoid page

Sex:

Chosroes was male. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Chosroes was King of Persia . See factoid page

Relationships

Anonymous 3242 and Khusrau I Anushirwan were spouses. See factoid page

Events

In May 540 Iyār A. Gr. 851 Chosroes broke the peace and invaded Roman territory . He laid waste Shura , Aleppo , and Antioch . The following factoids deal with closely related events: 8559-538, 8559-542 See factoid page

After May 540 Iyār A. Gr. 851 , the great men of the city of Edessa saved the city from Chosroes by paying him two centenaria of gold, after which Chosroes returned to Persia . See factoid page

Kawad died and was succeeded by his son. See factoid page

The Nestorian faith flourished under Khosrau See factoid page

How to cite:

“Person Page for Khusrau I Anushirwan — ܟܣܪܘܢ ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/person/2244.html, 2025-07-01.