Yazdegerd II
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Yazdegerd II was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his military campaigns against the Romans and Central Asian nomads and for his religious policies toward Christian and other non-Zoroastrian subjects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sasanian king of kings
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sasanian–Roman frontier diplomacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
religious tensions in Armenia ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Avarayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Taq-e Bostan area (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Sasanian kings of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinage | silver drachms ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman–Sasanian wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaigns in the Caucasus ⓘ wars against the Kidarites ⓘ |
| country | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 457 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sasanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 5th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Iranian ⓘ |
| father | Bahram V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Sasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military campaigns against Central Asian nomads
ⓘ
military campaigns against the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ religious policies toward Christians ⓘ religious policies toward non-Zoroastrian subjects ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Middle Persian inscriptions ⓘ |
| motherTongue | Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempted to integrate Armenian church into imperial religious policy
ⓘ
negotiated truces with the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ relocated some Armenian nobles to Iran ⓘ |
| opponent | Vardan Mamikonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
pressure on Christian nobility to convert to Zoroastrianism
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promotion of Zoroastrian orthodoxy ⓘ restrictions on Christian practices in the empire ⓘ suspicion of Armenian Christian loyalty to Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bahram V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Iran
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 457 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 438 ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| strengthened |
defenses in the Caucasus
ⓘ
eastern frontier against nomadic incursions ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hormizd III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Hormizd III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Shahanshah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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