Azarethes
Sassanid Persian military commander / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Azarethes (Greek: Ἀζαρέθης), also recorded as Exarath (Ἑξαράθ) and Zuraq, was a Sassanid Persian military commander during the Byzantine–Sassanid Wars. His Greek name is possibly a misunderstanding of the honorific title hazaraft.[1]
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Azarethes | |
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Allegiance | Sasanian Empire |
Service/ | Sasanian army |
Rank | "Astabadh" or hazaraft |
Commands held | Persian forces in Mesopotamia |
Battles/wars | Iberian War Khosrow I's second Roman campaign |
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