Kavad II (Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭥𐭠𐭲, romanized: Kawād) was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran briefly in 628. Born Sheroe, he was the son of...

Kavad I (Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭥𐭠𐭲 Kawād; 473 – 13 September 531) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 488 to 531, with a two or three-year interruption...

supported a coup in which Khosrow II was deposed and killed by his estranged son Sheroe, who took power as Kavad II. This led to a civil war and interregnum...

faction represented by Varaztirots II Bagratuni; and the Kanarang. The factions installed Khosrow II's son Kavad II on the throne, who soon had his father...

brother-husband Kavad II, who also had all Boran's brothers and half-brothers executed, initiating a period of fractionalism within the empire. Kavad II died some...

Empire. In 628, following the deposition of Khosrow II, Kavad II made peace with Heraclius, but Kavad II would only have a brief reign. It is said that Benjamin...

Nebuchadnezzar II (/ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzər/ NEB-yuu-kəd-NEZ-ər; Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir"; Biblical Hebrew:...

at the Battle of Nineveh. The Persian Shah Khosrow II was overthrown and executed by his son Kavad II, who soon sued for a peace treaty, agreeing to withdraw...

claimed the lives of half of the population, including Kavad II himself. After the death of Kavad II, the Wuzurgan elected Ardashir as his successor, who...

(627–628) or Shiruye's Plague takes its name from the Sasanian monarch Kavad II, whose birth name was Shiruye. The plague was an epidemic that devastated...

killing half of the population along with Kavad II, who was succeeded by Ardashir III. After the death of Kavad II, Heraclius sent Shahrbaraz a letter saying:...

Kavad II overthrows Khosrow II and becomes Shahanshah. 628: A devastating plague kills half of the population in Western Persia, including Kavad II....

of a coin of Orodes II of Parthia (r. 57–37 BC). Coin of Vardanes I of Parthia (r. c. AD 40–45) Coin of the Sasanian king Kavad II, minted at Susa in 628...

character, have claimed instead that the child was an ancestor of Nebuchadnezzar II, who destroyed Solomon's temple some 300 years later. Jewish scribes say that...

and imprisoned Khosrow II. He then proclaimed himself as shah of the Sasanian Empire and assumed the dynastic name of Kavad II. He proceeded to have all...

of the Sasanian Empire, which even killed Khosrow's son and successor, Kavad II. In 629, Ctesiphon was briefly under the control of Mihranid usurper Shahrbaraz...

of a bridge. The Persian army rebelled and overthrew Khosrow II, raising his son Kavad II, also known as Siroes, in his stead. Khosrow perished in a dungeon...

Dynastic II period: c. 2800 – c. 2600 BC Uruk I dynasty (Gilgamesh) Early Dynastic IIIa period: c. 2600 – c. 2500 BC Ur I dynasty Awan dynasty Kish II dynasty...

Scorpion II (Ancient Egyptian: possibly Selk or Weha), also known as King Scorpion, was a ruler during the Protodynastic Period of Upper Egypt (c. 3200–3000 BCE)...

Paul. pp. 678–679. ISBN 978-0-71009-119-2. Daryaee, Touraj (2009). "Šāpur II". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Muzio, Ciro Lo (2008). "Remarks on the Paintings...

dynastic battle between Tushratta and his brother Artatama II and after this his son Shuttarna II, who called himself king of the Hurri while seeking support...

Archived from the original on 2017-07-27. Commentary on II Samuel 22, The Anchor Bible, Vol. 9. II Samuel. P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., 1984. New York: Doubleday...

last prominent shah of Iran, Khosrow II (r. 590–628), who was in 628 overthrown and executed by his own son Kavad II, who proceeded to have all his brothers...

Parthian Empire originated. Antiochus II's son Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne around 246 BC. Seleucus II was soon dramatically defeated in the...

II, who was overthrown and executed on 28 February 628 by his own son Kavad II, who proceeded to have all his brothers and half-brothers executed, including...

destruction, leading modern historians to question their accounts. In 628, Kavad II (son of Kosrow) returned Palestine and the True Cross to the Byzantines...

Hormizd III Peroz I Balash Kavad I Jamasp Kavad I Khosrow I Hormizd IV Khosrow II Bahram VI Chobin Vistahm Khosrow II Kavad II Ardashir III Shahrbaraz Khosrow...

Boran and her full brother Kavad II Darius II and his half-sister, Parysatis Artaxerxes II and his full sister Amestris Cambyses II and two of his sisters...

Shaivite sect of Hinduism. Two later Kushan kings, Vima Kadphises and Vasudeva II, were also patrons of Hinduism. The Kushans in general were also great patrons...

1279 BC. He was the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. The name 'Seti' means "of Set", which indicates that he was consecrated to...