Narses (magister militum per Orientem)
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Narses (
Sasanian usurper Bahram Chobin
.
When Phocas overthrew Maurice and seized the throne, Narses refused to recognize the usurper. Besieged by Phocas' troops in the city of
Edessa
, Narses called for Khosrow to aid him and was rescued by the Persian forces. He attempted to salvage the situation with a diplomatic mission but was burned alive in Constantinople by Phocas' government after having been promised safety.
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