King Yazdagird II of Persia 
Yazdagird was born about 0415. Yazdagird's father was King Baranes V of Persia. His paternal grandfather was Yazdagird of Persia and his paternal grandmother is Soshandukht bar Abba. He was an only child. He died in 0457.General Notes
Yazdegerd II, ("made by God," Izdegerdes), king of Persia was the son of Bahram V Gor and reigned from 438 to 457.
He persecuted the Christians and Jews, and had a short war with Rome in 441. He tried to extend his kingdom in the East and fought against the Kushans and Kidarites (or Huns).
This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0260 in Persia d.0309
- 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.~ 0250 in Iraq d.0313
- b.~ 0285 in Iraq d.0337
- b.~ 0320 in Iraq d.~ 0370
- b.~ 0355
- b.~ 0415 d.0457
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They had a son named Firoz.
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