House of Ispahbudhan

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House of Ispahbudhan
Parent houseHouse of Koshm, House of Arsaces
CountryParthian Empire, Sasanian Empire
FounderAspahpet Pahlav
Current headNone, extinct
TitlesSpahbed
MembersFarrukh Hormizd, Rostam Farrokhzad, Farrukhzad
Estate(s)Khorasan, Gurgan,[1] Adurbadagan
Cadet branchesBavand dynasty

The House of Ispahbudhan or the House of Aspahbadh was one of the

Zoroastrian sources was one of Zoroaster's early followers.[4]

Origin and ancestry

The family traced its descent back to military marshals (

Esfandiyar.[6]

History

Under the Sasanians, the Ispahbudhan enjoyed such a high status that they were acknowledged as "kin and partners of the Sasanians".

House of Sasan, such as- Farrukh Hormizd, Farrukhzad, Rostam Farrokhzad, Vistahm, Isfandyadh
etc.

Resistance against the Arabs

In 651, the

Bal'ami, Isfandyadh is known to have said that: "If you [were to] kill me all of Adurbadagan [will] rise in avenging my blood, and will wage war against you."[8] The Arab general accepted Isfandyadh's advice and made peace with him. However, Bahram, the brother of Isfandyadh, refused to submit to the Arab forces and kept resisting them. Although, he was quickly defeated by the Arabs, and was forced to flee from Adurbadagan.[9]
Adurbadagan thus came under Arab suzerainty.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pourshariati 2008, p. 49.
  2. ^ Howard-Johnston 2010.
  3. ^ Shapur Shahbazi 1989, pp. 180–182.
  4. ^ Shapur Shahbazi 2002, pp. 171–176.
  5. ^ Pourshariati 2008, pp. 26–27.
  6. ^ a b Shahbazi 1989, pp. 180–182.
  7. ^ Lewental 2017b.
  8. ^ a b Pourshariati 2008, p. 278.
  9. ^ Pourshariati 2008, p. 279.

Sources

  • Shahbazi, A. Shapur (1989). "Besṭām o Bendōy". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 2. pp. 180–182.
  • Lewental, D. Gershon (2017b). "Rostam b. Farroḵ-Hormozd". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
  • Howard-Johnston, James (2010). "ḴOSROW II". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  • ISBN 1-56859-007-5
    .
  • Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris.
    ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3
    .
  • Shapur Shahbazi, A. (2002). "GOŠTĀSP". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XI, Fasc. 2. pp. 171–176.
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