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Hormizd III

500 - 459

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Hormizd III (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣; New Persian: هرمز سوم), was the seventeenth king (shah) of the Sasanian Empire, ruling briefly from 457 to 459. He was the son and successor of Yazdegerd II (r. 438–457). His reign was marked by the rebellion of his younger brother Peroz I, who with the aid of one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran, the House of Mihran, and the eastern neighbours of the Sasanians, the Hephthalites, had him captured and executed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hormizd III is the 5,067th most popular politician (up from 5,405th in 2019). (up from 788th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Hormizd III ranks 5,067 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdal-Latif Mirza, Kim Yong-ju, Souvanna Phouma, Artemisia II of Caria, Canute II of Sweden, and Stephanus of Byzantium. After him are Kunigunde of Austria, Kamal Jumblatt, Vishvamitra, Sancho II of Pamplona, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden.

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Among people born in 500, Hormizd III ranks 20. Before him are Balash, Godomar II, Ildico, Gundobad, Priscian, and Antipope Dioscorus. After him are Peter III of Alexandria, Gerasimus of the Jordan, Marcus, Wacho, Muqan Qaghan, and Theudigisel. Among people deceased in 459, Hormizd III ranks 2. Before him is Simeon Stylites. After him is Framta.

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