King Khusru II of the Sassanian Empire
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King Khusru II of the Sassanian Empire
AD 591 - 628
The Parthians, rulers of Persia and Mesopotamia, were unseeded by the Sassanian Empire in about A.D. 227. Its founder, Ardashir, claimed descent from the rulers of the great Persian Empire that rivaled ancient Greece. However, the greatest period of Sassanian rule didn't occur until the reign of Khusru I from A.D. 531 - 579. His reforms strengthened power of the Kingdom, and allowed his grandson Khusru II to expand boundaries of the Persian Empire.
In A.D. 614, the army of Khusru II conquered Jerusalem. This conquest created a sensation, for Jerusalem was Christianity's most important city. It contained innumerable holy relics, including the true cross that, it is believed, Jesus Christ died upon. The church that housed the true cross was burned to the ground but the true cross was fortunately saved! the King wanted to present it to his favorite wife, Sira, who was a devout Christian.
After six years of bitter fighting against the Byzantine Empire, the Sasanians were finally defeated and Khusru II was deposed and murdered by one of his sons. The Byzantines then restored the Holy cross to Jerusalem.
During the Sassanian era, Zoroastrianism became the state religion. This religious system was founded by Zoroaster in Persia around the seventh or sixth century B.C. and is one of Persia's most outstanding contributions to human history.
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