Khosrov IV of Armenia

Khosrov IV of Armenia
King of Armenia
Reign	387–389
Predecessor	Vologases
Successor	Vramshapuh
Born	338-342
Died	415
House	Arsacid

Khosrov IV (Armenian: Խոսրով), was a Prince who served as a Sassanid King of Arsacid Armenia, which flourished during the second half of the 4th century & first half of the 5th century, from 387 until 389.

The exact origins of Khosrov IV are unknown. The Armenian Historians of the 5th century, Faustus of Byzantium and Moses of Chorene, present Khosrov IV as a prince from the Arsacid dynasty, without mentioning his parentage. According to another Armenian Historian Ghazar Parpetsi who lived between the 5th and 6th centuries, whose work was History of Armenia mentions him also as an Arsacid prince, while naming him as the brother of Vramshapuh and the uncle of Artaxias IV (Artashir IV). According to modern genealogies, Khosrov IV is presented as being one of the sons of Varasdates (Varazdat). He was the namesake of his ancestor Khosrov III and was also the namesake of his Armenian and Parthian monarch ancestors . Khosrov IV was born and raised in Armenia and little is known of his life prior to his kingship.

The rise of the kingship and reign of Khosrov IV is associated with the reign of the last two ruling Roman Client Kings of Armenia Arsaces III (Arshak III) and his brother, Vologases III (Vagharsh III), who ruled together as co-kings under the powerful regency of Manuel Mamikonian, whose family were pro-Roman. In 386, Vologases III died without leaving an heir and Arsaces III became the sole-ruler of Armenia. As Manuel Mamikonian died at the same time as Vologases III did, the authority of Arsaces III became lessened by the Sassanid invasions from Persia of Armenia.

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