Yazdegerd II
Yazdegerd II (flourished 5th century) was the king of the SÄsÄnian dynasty (reigned 438ā457), the son and successor of BahrÄm V.
Although Yazdegerd was at first tolerant of the Christians, he remained a zealous Zoroastrian and later persecuted both Christians and Jews. He was engaged in a short war with Rome in 442 and also fought against the Kushans (Kuį¹£Äį¹as) and Kidarites in the east. Little else is known of Yazdegerdās reign; he was succeeded in turn by two of his sons, Hormizd III and FÄ«rÅ«z.
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Yazdegerd II
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16 April 2024
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November 14, 2026