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Yazdegerd I
𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩
King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians
5th-century plate of Yazdegerd I slaying a stag
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Reign399 – 21 January, 420
PredecessorBahram IV
SuccessorShapur IV
Died21 January, 420
Gurgan, Iran
ConsortShushandukht
IssueShapur IV
Bahram V
Narseh
HouseHouse of Sasan
FatherShapur III
ReligionZoroastrianism

Etymology

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The name of Yazdegerd is a combination of the Old Iranian yazad yazata- "divine being" and -karta "made", and thus stands for "God-made", comparable to Iranian Bagkart and Greek Theoktistos. The name of Yazdegerd is known in other languages as; Pahlavi Yazdekert; Syriac Yazdegerd, Izdegerd, and Yazdeger; Talmudic Izdeger and Azger; Arabic Yazdeijerd; Greek Isdigerdes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Shahbazi 2003.
HistoryofIran/Iranian dynasties
Preceded by King of kings of Iran and Aniran
488–496
Succeeded by
Preceded by King of kings of Iran and Aniran
498–531
Succeeded by