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| ] ] panel.]] | ] ] panel.]] | ||
| ] ] symbol/ ] standing facing on ground line, holding trident; behind, the bull ]. |
] ] symbol/ ] standing facing on ground line, holding trident; behind, the bull ].]] | ||
| ] inscription: "The ] worshipper, the divine Hormizd the great ] king of kings"/ Pahlavi inscription: "Exalted god, Hormizd the great Kushan king of kings", Hormizd standing right, holding investiture wreath over altar and raising left hand in benedictional gesture to ] holding investiture wreath and sceptre. Merv mint. |
] inscription: "The ] worshipper, the divine Hormizd the great ] king of kings"/ Pahlavi inscription: "Exalted god, Hormizd the great Kushan king of kings", Hormizd standing right, holding investiture wreath over altar and raising left hand in benedictional gesture to ] holding investiture wreath and sceptre. Merv mint.]] | ||
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| ], and derived from earlier ] designs.]] | ], and derived from earlier ] designs.]] | ||
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| He was probably a son of Sasanian king ] and brother of ].{{sfn|Shahbazi|2004}} | He was probably a son of Sasanian king ] and brother of ].{{sfn|Shahbazi|2004}} | ||
| He issued coins with the title ''Kushanshahanshah'' ("King of kings of the Kushans") |
He issued coins with the title ''Kushanshahanshah'' ("King of kings of the Kushans"), probably in defiance of imperial Sasanian rule.<ref name="CHI"/> Some of his coins imitate ] coinage, with king standing in Kushan military dress on the obverse, and deity Oēšo (]) on the reverse.{{sfn|Shahbazi|2004}} Other coins however follow more closely the Sasanian pattern, with a king being portrayed in the Sasanian style, and with fire altar or deity on the reverse.{{sfn|Shahbazi|2004}} | ||
| ] over Hormizd I Kushanshah is depicted in the bottom panel at ] (the top panel is the victory of Bahram II over Roman Emperor ].{{sfn|Shahbazi|2004}}]] | ] over Hormizd I Kushanshah is depicted in the bottom panel at ] (the top panel is the victory of Bahram II over Roman Emperor ].{{sfn|Shahbazi|2004}}]] | ||
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For the Sasanian Emperor, see Hormizd I.
Hormizd I Kushanshah (277-286 CE), also Ohrmazd I, was a Kushano-Sasanids Kushanshas ruler, in effect a governor of the Sassanid Empire for the eastern regions of Sogdiana, Bactria and Gandhara which had been captured following the fall of the Kushans in 225 CE. His coins were minted at Kabul, Balkh, Herat, and Merv.
He was probably a son of Sasanian king Bahram I and brother of Bahram II.
He issued coins with the title Kushanshahanshah ("King of kings of the Kushans"), probably in defiance of imperial Sasanian rule. Some of his coins imitate Kushan coinage, with king standing in Kushan military dress on the obverse, and deity Oēšo (Shiva) on the reverse. Other coins however follow more closely the Sasanian pattern, with a king being portrayed in the Sasanian style, and with fire altar or deity on the reverse.
Hormizd I Kushanshah seems to have led a rebellion against contemporary emperor Bahram II (276-293 CE) of the Sasanian Empire, but failed. According to the Panegyrici Latini (3rd-4th century CE), there was a rebellion of a certain Ormis (Ormisdas) against his brother Bahram II, and Ormis was supported by the people of Saccis (Sakastan). Hormizd of Sakastan may or may not be identical with him.
References
- ^ The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3, E. Yarshater p.209 sq
- ^ Shahbazi 2004.
Sources
- Daryaee, Touraj (2014). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–240. ISBN 0857716662.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Potter, David (2013). Constantine the Emperor. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199755868.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Frye, Richard Nelson (1984). The History of Ancient Iran. C.H.Beck. pp. 1–411. ISBN 9783406093975.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Shahbazi, A. Shapur (1988). "Bahrām II". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 5. pp. 514–522.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Frye, R. N. (1983), "Chapter 4", The political history of Iran under the Sasanians, The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 3, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-20092-9
{{citation}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Shahbazi, A. Shapur (2004). Hormozd Kusansah.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|encyclopedia=ignored (help) - Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017). ReOrienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 1–256. ISBN 9781474400305.
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| Preceded byPeroz I Kushanshah | Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom 277-286 |
Succeeded byHormizd II Kushanshah |