King Firoz I of Persia 
Firoz was born about 0455. Firoz's father was King Yazdagird II of Persia and his mother is Dinak of Persia. His paternal grandfather was King Baranes V of Persia. He was an only child. He died in 0484.General Notes
He was Great King of Persia, 459-484.
Peroz (Peirozes, Priscus, fr. 33; Perozes, Procop. Pers. I. 3 and Agath. iv. 27; the modern form of the name is Feroz, Firuz), Sassanid king of Persia, AD 457-484, son of Yazdegerd II.
He rebelled against his brother Hormizd III, and in 459 defeated and killed him with the help of the Ephthalites, or White Huns, who had invaded Bactria. He also killed most of his other relatives, and persecuted the Christians. But he favoured the introduction of Nestorianism, in opposition to the orthodox creed of Byzantium.
With the Romans he maintained peace, but he tried to keep down the Ephthalites, who began to conquer eastern Iran. The Romans supported him with subsidies; but all his wars were disastrous. Once he was himself taken prisoner and had to give his son Kavadh as hostage till after two years he was able to pay a heavy ransom.
Then he broke the treaty again and advanced with a large army. But he lost his way in the eastern desert and perished with his whole army (484). The Ephthalites invaded and plundered Persia for two years, till at last a noble Persian from the old family of Karen, Zarmihr (or Sokhra), restored some degree of order. He raised Balash, a brother of Peroz, to the throne.
This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0290 in Persia d.0379
- b.~ 0325 in Armenia or Khazakstan d.0388
- b.~ 0355 in Persia d.0412
- b.~ 0385 d.0439
- b.~ 0285 in Iraq d.0337
- b.~ 0320 in Iraq d.~ 0370
- b.~ 0355
- b.~ 0415 d.0457
- b.~ 0455 d.0484
- b.~ 0420 in Persia
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He had a biological son named Kavadh.
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