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He was a mere child and never really ruled; in his first year the Arabic invasion began, and in 637 the battle of Kadisiya decided the fate of the empire.
Ctesiphon was occupied by the Arabs, and the king fled into Media. Yazdegerd fled from one district to another, till at last he was murdered at Merv in 651. The Parsees, who use the old Persian calendar , continue to count the years from his accession (era of Yazdegerd, beginning June 16, AD 632).His daughter Shahr Banu would be married to the grandson of Muhammad, Husayn ibn Ali, and gave birth to the fourth Shia ImamThe Shia Imam is considered by the Shia sect of Islam to be the rightful sucessor to Muhammad, and is similar to the Caliph in Sunni Islam. Unlike the Caliph, the Imam must be descended from Muhammad, through his daughter Fatima Zahra and her husband Ali., Ali Zayn al Abidin.
| Preceded by: Hormizd VIHormizd VI (or V king of Persia, was one of the many pretenders who rose after the murder of Khosrau II ( 628). He maintained himself about two years ( 631, 632) in the district of Nisibis. Sassanid dynasty. | Sassanid Ruler | Succeeded by: — |
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
Sassanid dynasty