Farrukh Hormizd
| Farrukh Hormizd | |
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| Rival Great King (Shah) of Ērānshahr | |
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| Reign | 630-631 |
| Predecessor | Azarmidokht |
| Successor | Azarmidokht |
| Died | 631 Ctesiphon |
| Issue |
Rostam Farrokhzad Farrukhzad |
| House | House of Ispahbudhan |
| Father | Vinduyih |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Farrukh Hormizd or Farrokh Hormizd (Persian: فرخهرمز), was a spahbed in northern Persia, he was a prince of Atropatene. He later came in conflict with the Sassanid nobles, "dividing the resources of the country". He was later killed by Siyavakhsh in a palace plot on the orders of Azarmidokht after he proposed to her in an attempt to usurp the Sasanian throne. He had two children, Rostam Farrokhzād and Farrukhzad.
Farrukh Hormizd was a member of the Ispahbudhan family, one of the seven Parthian clans. He was the son of Vinduyih, a descendant of Bawi, whose sister was the wife of Kavadh I and mother of Khosrau I. Farrukh's father and uncle, Vistahm, played an important role in defeating the Mihranid Bahram Chobin and restoring Khosrau II to the throne. Khosrau, however, had Vinduyih executed, which made Vistahm revolt against him. The rebellion of Vistahm lasted from 590/1–596 or 594/5–600, until he was betrayed by one of his own generals. After the death of Vistahm, Farrukh succeeded him as the spahbed of the north.
During the late Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, Farrukh, and his son Rostam Farrokhzad, rebelled against Khosrau II, allowing the Byzantine emperor Heraclius to invade Atropatene, where he sacked several cities, including the Adur Gushnasp temple.
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