Borandukht
| Boran | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Persia | |
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| First reign | |
| Reign | 17 June 629 – 16 June 630 AD |
| Predecessor | Shahrbaraz |
| Successor | Shapur-i Shahrvaraz |
| Second reign | |
| Reign | 631–632 AD |
| Predecessor | Azarmidokht |
| Successor | Yazdegerd III |
| Born | 590 |
| Died | 632 Ctesiphon |
| House | House of Sasan |
| Father | Khosrow II |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Boran (Middle Persian: 
; 590–628 or 631) was empress regnant of the Sasanian Empire. Boran was the daughter of emperor Khosrow II. She was the first and one of only two women to rule the Sasanian Empire; the other was her sister and successor, Azarmidokht. Various authors place her reign between one year and four months to two years.
Her name appears as Bōrān (or Burān) on her coinage. The Persian poet Ferdowsi refers to her as Porandokht in his epic poem, the Shahnameh. She was committed to revive the memory and prestige of her father, during whose reign the Sasanian Empire had grown to its largest territorial extent.
Boran was the daughter of Khosrow II. Since her father was said to have had a shabestan with over 3000 concubines, it is not known if her mother was one of these concubines or the king's favorite wife Shirin. Boran also had many other siblings and half-siblings named Mardanshah, Juvansher, Farrukhzad Khosrow V, Kavadh II, Shahriyar, and Azarmidokht. In 628, her father was deposed by the Sasanian nobles in favor of her brother Kavadh II, who executed the king along with 30 of their brothers out of fear of competition and rivalry (except Juvansher and Farrukhzad Khosrau V who managed to hide). Boran officially reproached Kavadh for his barbaric actions.
Some months later, Kavadh died of a plague, and was succeeded by his 7-year-old son Ardashir III, who himself one year later was killed by the Sasanian general Shahrbaraz, who usurped the Sasanian throne.
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