Hormizd III

Hormizd III: king of Persia, ruling from 457 to 459, member of the Sasanian dynasty.

Main deeds:

Name: Hormizd III
Beginning of reign: 457
Successor of: his father Yazdgard II
Civil war with his brother Peroz I; Hormizd, whose power base is Reyy, is defeated and probably killed
End of reign: 459

General Literature on Sasanian Persia

Touraj Daryaee, Sasanian Persia. The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2009)
Josef Wiesehöfer, Das antike Persien. Von 550 v. Chr. bis 650 n. Chr. (1994)