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Hormizd IV

540 - 590

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Hormizd IV (also spelled Hormozd IV or Ohrmazd IV; Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣) was the King of Kings of Sasanian Iran from 579 to 590. He was the son and successor of Khosrow I (r. 531–579) and his mother was a Khazar princess. During his reign, Hormizd IV had the high aristocracy and Zoroastrian priesthood slaughtered while supporting the landed gentry (the dehqans). His reign was marked by constant warfare: to the west, he fought a long and indecisive war with the Byzantine Empire, which had been ongoing since the reign of his father; and to the east, the Iranian general Bahram Chobin successfully contained and defeated the Western Turkic Khaganate during the First Perso-Turkic War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hormizd IV is the 3,403rd most popular politician (down from 3,045th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 86th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Iraqi Politician.

Hormizd IV is most famous for being the king of Persia during the invasion of Greece.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hormizd IV ranks 3,403 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmad al-Mansur, Sambhaji, Abolhassan Banisadr, Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Diaochan, and Ragibagh Khan. After him are Anita Garibaldi, Sigebert II, Princess Eugénie of Sweden, Alfred Hugenberg, Kuniaki Koiso, and Sanghamitta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 540, Hormizd IV ranks 4. Before him are Pope Gregory I, Pope Boniface III, and Columbanus. After him are Emperor Yōmei, Authari, Galswintha, Rosamund, John of Biclaro, and Creoda of Mercia. Among people deceased in 590, Hormizd IV ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pelagius II. After him are Authari, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, and Guaram I of Iberia.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Hormizd IV ranks 89 out of 384. Before him are Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892), Hillel the Elder (-110), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), and Samsu-iluna (-1792). After him are Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Sajida Talfah (1937), Rashid ad-Din Sinan (1130), Al-Mu'tamid (844), Al-Mutanabbi (915), and Nouri al-Maliki (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Hormizd IV ranks 52. Before him are Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), and Samsu-iluna (-1792). After him are Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Sajida Talfah (1937), Al-Mu'tamid (844), Nouri al-Maliki (1950), Al-Qahir (899), and Al-Muhtadi (825).

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