Queen Poran, the only woman on the throne of the Sassanid dynasty, AD 630. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Buran or Poran or more correctly Purandokht was daughter of the king Khosrau II. She was one of only two women on the throne of the Sassanid dynasty. She was sovereign monarch from 629 to 631. When Purandokht ascended to the throne, she attempted to bring stability to the empire. This stability was brought about by a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire, the revitalization of the empire through the implementation of justice, reconstruction of the infrastructure, lowering of taxes, and minting coins. She was largely unsuccessful in her attempts to restore the power of the central authority which was weakened considerably by civil wars. She resigned soon after. Image File history File links Drachma of Queen Buran 630 AD. State Hermitage Museum, St. ... Image File history File links Drachma of Queen Buran 630 AD. State Hermitage Museum, St. ... Khosrau II, the Victorious (Parvez), king of Persia, son of Hormizd IV, grandson of Khosrau I, 590 - 628. ... The Sassanid Empire at the reign of Shapur II Official language Pahlavi (Middle Persian) State Religion Zoroastrianism Capital Ctesiphon Sovereigns Shahanshah of the Iran (Eranshahr) First Ruler Ardashir I Last Ruler Yazdegerd III Establishment 224 AD Dissolution 651 AD Part of the History of Iran The Sassanid dynasty (also Sassanian...

Ferdowsi refers to Purandokht in his epic poem the Shahnameh. She was committed to reviving the memory and prestige of her father, during whose reign the Sassanid Empire had grown to its largest territorial extent. Statue of Ferdowsi in Tehran Ferdowsi Mausoleum in Tus Ferdowsi Tousi (فردوسی طوسی in Persian) (more commonly transliterated Firdausi, Ferdosi or Ferdusi) (935–1020) is considered to be one of the greatest Persian poets to have ever lived. ... Also known as Shahnameh/Shahnama (Šāhnāmé) Shahnameh Shahnameh Scenes from the Shahnameh carved into reliefs at Tus, where Ferdowsi is buried. ...

Shahrbaraz (? - June 9, 630 was a general for the Persian army under Khosrau II of Persia. ... The Sassanid Empire at the reign of Shapur II Official language Pahlavi (Middle Persian) State Religion Zoroastrianism Capital Ctesiphon Sovereigns Shahanshah of the Iran (Eranshahr) First Ruler Ardashir I Last Ruler Yazdegerd III Establishment 224 AD Dissolution 651 AD Part of the History of Iran The Sassanid dynasty (also Sassanian... Events Jerusalem reconquered by Byzantine Empire from the Persian Empire (September). ... Events Battle of Wogastisburg between Slavs led by Samo and Dagobert I, king of the Franks Births Deaths Categories: 631 ... Hormizd VI (or V), king of Persia, was one of the many pretenders who rose after the murder of Khosrau II (628). ...

See also

• Sassanid empire