Aspacures II of Iberia
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| Aspacures II of Iberia | |
|---|---|
King of Iberia | |
| Reign | 363-365 |
| Predecessor | Sauromaces II |
| Successor | Mihrdat III |
| Dynasty | Chosroid dynasty |
| Father | Mirian III of Iberia |
| Mother | Nana of Iberia |
Aspacures II (or Varaz-Bakur I,
Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from c. 363 to 365. He was the second son of Mirian III of Iberia and Nana of Iberia
.
His name, recorded by the contemporaneous historian
Sassanid King Shapur II after the overthrow of his nephew Sauromaces. His being described as "an impious man and a hater of the faith" by the Georgian chronicler Leonti Mroveli is significant in this regard: the term implied at that time Zoroastrianism religious sympathies; and connote also his pro-Iranian political orientation. Leonti, indeed, then goes on to tell us of his becoming a Sassanid vassal.[1]
References
- ^ Cyril Toumanoff (1963), Studies in Christian Caucasian History, pp. 460-461. Georgetown University Press.