KnowraBahram ChobinBahram ChobinBahram Chobin was a Sasanian general who rebelled against Khosrow II and ruled Iran as Bahram VI from 590 to 591.BriefConnectSasanian Empire: The Persian empire ruled by the Sasanian dynasty from 224 to the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Bahram’s rebellion challenged the monarchy governing Iran.Sasanian army: The military forces of the Sasanian Empire, organized around cavalry, infantry, and provincial levies. Bahram’s command of the army gave his challenge to the throne force.Sasanian civil war of 589–591: The struggle for the Sasanian throne involving Bahram Chobin, Khosrow II, and rival court factions. Bahram’s revolt was the central contest of this succession crisis.Bahram Chobin in the Shahnameh: The literary portrayal of Bahram Chobin in Ferdowsi’s Persian epic, where he appears as a formidable rival to Khosrow. Ferdowsi transforms the historical rebel into an epic protagonist.Hormizd IV: The Sasanian king who ruled from 579 to 590 and was overthrown during a court coup. His conflict with Bahram helped trigger the revolt.Battle of Blarathon: The 591 battle in which Khosrow II’s forces defeated Bahram Chobin near Ganzak. This defeat ended Bahram’s brief rule in Iran.Khosrow II’s restoration: Khosrow II’s return to the Sasanian throne in 591 with support from the Byzantine Empire. The restoration displaced Bahram and restored dynastic rule.Theophylact Simocatta: A Byzantine historian whose late sixth-century history covers the reigns of Maurice and Khosrow II. His account provides a near-contemporary Byzantine perspective on the conflict.Khosrow II: A Sasanian king whose long reign, from 590 to 628, included civil war and wars with Byzantium. Bahram’s rival for the throne later reclaimed it with Byzantine support.Maurice (emperor): The Byzantine emperor from 582 to 602 who supported Khosrow II’s return to power. His military aid helped Khosrow defeat Bahram.Show all 18Linked from 2 pagesByzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591Broader topic: His revolt created the opening for Byzantine intervention in the war’s final phase.Show all 2