Sukhra (also spelled Sufaray, Sufray, Surkhab, Sarafra'i) was an Iranian nobleman from the House of Karen, who was the de facto ruler of the Sasanian Empire...

the clergy. Because of this, and the execution of the powerful king-maker Sukhra, Kavad was imprisoned in the Castle of Oblivion ending his reign. He was...

Sukhra's Hephthalite campaign took place in 484 between the Hephthalites and the Sasanian Empire. In 484, the Sasanian king Peroz I suffered a major defeat...

to 785. The family claimed its origin from a powerful Karen lord named Sukhra, a descendant of Kaveh the blacksmith, the national hero of Iran, and who...

devotion to Zoroastrianism and defiance of the Arabs brought him great fame. Sukhra (r. 525–550) Karin (r. 550–600) Alanda (r. 600–635) Valash (r. 650–673)...

region of Khorasan−Nishapur, Herat and Marw were now under Hephthalite rule. Sukhra, a member of the Parthian House of Karen, one of the Seven Great Houses...

region of Khorasan−Nishapur, Herat and Marw were now under Hephthalite rule. Sukhra, a member of the Parthian House of Karen, one of the Seven Great Houses...

region of Khorasan−Nishapur, Herat and Marw were now under Hephthalite rule. Sukhra, a member of the Parthian House of Karen, one of the Seven Great Houses...

first mentioned in 498, as one of the nine sons of the powerful nobleman Sukhra. He belonged to the House of Karen, one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran...

the nation, being able to act as king-makers. The magnates—most notably Sukhra and Shapur Mihran—elected Peroz's brother, Balash, as the new shahanshah...

Barzan Jah, was an Iranian nobleman from the House of Karen. A descendant of Sukhra, he was the governor of Nishapur during the reign of the Sasanian king Yazdegerd...

known by their titles of Gilgilan and Ispahbadh. They were descended from Sukhra, a Parthian nobleman from the House of Karen, who was the de facto ruler...

Western Turkic Khaganate (557-562) Hephthalite Empire Commanders and leaders Bahram V Peroz I † Mihran † Sukhra Kavadh I Khosrow I Istämi Khushnavaz Ghaftar...

Bactria Hephthalite–Sasanian Wars (484-565) Hephthalite–Sasanian War of 484 Sukhra's Hephthalite campaign Battle of Gol-Zarriun Sasanian Empire Kushano-Sasanian...

moon". Mazyar belonged to the Qarinvand dynasty, which was descended from Sukhra, a powerful magnate from the House of Karen, who was the de facto ruler...

King of Kings. 420: The nobles assassinated and deposed Yazdegerd I. 488: Sukhra deposed Balash in favor of the shah's nephew, Kavad I. 496: The nobles deposed...

Battle of Herat (484) Hephthalite Empire Sassanid Empire 484 AD 484 AD Sukhra's Hephthalite campaign Sassanid Empire Hephthalite Empire 486 AD 486 AD Battle...

Shahnameh illustration of the Sasanian general Sukhra fighting the Hephthalites (484)....

was the grandson of the nobleman Adhar Valash, and thus a descendant of Sukhra, a prominent Iranian nobleman who controlled much of the affairs of the...

Karen, who served as the Sasanian governor of Zabulistan. He was the son of Sukhra. Schindel, Nikolaus (2013). "KAWĀD I i. Reign". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol...

Adhi Ratneswarar for relief from the evil effects of past deeds. Special Sukhra (Venus planet) Homas are performed on Mother for child boon. Those under...

1 focuses on the rise of his father, Kavadh. Peroz I, Battle of Herat, Sukhra, Balash, Hephthalites, Mazdak, Jamasp EH147 "Prince of Persia" December 16...

for a period of two years until a Persian noble from the House of Karen, Sukhra, restored some order by establishing one of Peroz's brothers, Balash, as...

I to destroy the powerful Sukhra of Karen family, who was also Shapur Razi's rival. Shapur Razi defeated and captured Sukhra in Shiraz. The Mihran-Karen...

Bahrainis. Fidawis were also responsible for claiming forced labor, known as sukhra (Arabic: السخرة) in which they would round up a random group of adult males...

social welfare programs. According to classical sources, not long after Sukhra's execution, a mobad (priest) named Mazdak caught Kavad's attention. Mazdak...

spahbed of Khorasan. Chihr-Burzen was the son of the powerful Sasanian noble Sukhra, and had 8 other brothers, which included the prominent nobleman Bozorgmehr...

nobility as the king of the Sasanian Empire. However, in reality it was Sukhra, an Iranian nobleman from the House of Karen, who held power over the empire...

his aid. Another noble who supported Kavad was Zarmihr Karen, a son of Sukhra. Jamasp, including the nobility and clergy did not put any resistance as...

subdistricts of Ardashir-Khwarrah were; Aspad Gushnasp Farrukhmard Mihr Narseh Sukhra Shapur I Zurwandad Huff 1999, pp. 633–636. Bosworth 1986, pp. 384–385. Perikhanian...