Sasanian civil war of 628–632
| Sasanian civil war of 628–632 | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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The Parsig faction The Nimruzi faction | The Pahlav faction | Shahrbaraz's army | ||||||
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Piruz Khosrow Bahman Jaduya Mardanshah Namdar Gushnasp |
Farrukh Hormizd Rostam Farrokhzad Farrukhzad Jalinus Mah-Adhur Gushnasp | Shahrbaraz | ||||||
The Sasanian civil war of 628–632, also known as the Sasanian Interregnum was a conflict that broke out after the execution of the Sasanian king Khosrow II between the nobles of different factions, notably the Parthian (Pahlav) faction, the Persian (Parsig) faction, the Nimruzi faction, and the faction of general Shahrbaraz. Rapid turnover of rulers and increasing provincial landholder power further diminished the empire. Over a period of four years and fourteen successive kings, the Sasanian Empire weakened considerably, and the power of the central authority passed into the hands of its generals, contributing to its fall.