Tamkhosrow
Tamkhosrau | |
|---|---|
Khosrau I, Hormizd IV | |
| Preceded by | Vardan III Mamikonian |
| Succeeded by | Varaz Vzur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | June 582 Constantina |
Tamkhosrau or Tamkhusro ("strong Khosrau", in
Khosrau I (r. 531–579).[1]
Biography
Tamkhosrau first appears in early 575. A one-year truce had been negotiated in 574, interrupting the
ongoing war (since 572) between Persia and the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire, while negotiations were taking place to conclude an even longer truce. While the Persians insisted on a five-year truce, the Roman emissaries refused to accept it and insisted on a three-year duration. In order to apply pressure on the Byzantines, the Persian general Mahbod ordered Tamkhosrau to launch an attack. Tamkhosrau led a major raid that plundered the territory around Dara in northern Mesopotamia. A three-year truce was concluded soon after, in exchange for an annual payment of 30,000 gold solidi from the Byzantines.[1][2]
As a result of the truce, fighting was refocused to
Theodosiopolis, he led a surprise raid south and plundered the regions around Martyropolis and Amida. His decision, however, was criticized by the Persians as the result of inexperience, and he was recalled and replaced in his Armenian command by Varaz Vzur.[1][5]
By 581, however, he had risen to the post of
References
- ^ a b c d e Martindale, Jones & Morris 1992, pp. 1215–1216.
- ^ Greatrex & Lieu 2002, p. 152.
- ^ Greatrex & Lieu 2002, pp. 152–158.
- ^ Greatrex & Lieu 2002, pp. 159–160.
- ^ Greatrex & Lieu 2002, pp. 160–162.
- ^ Greatrex & Lieu 2002, p. 166.
Sources
- Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2002). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD). New York, New York and London, United Kingdom: Routledge (Taylor & Francis). ISBN 0-415-14687-9.
- Martindale, John Robert; Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin; Morris, J., eds. (1992). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Volume III: A.D. 527–641. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-20160-5.