Zamasp

Zamasp: king of Persia, ruling from 496 to 498/499, member of the Sasanian dynasty.

Zamasp, coin — Zamasp

Main deeds:

Name: Zamasp
Beginning of reign: 496
Successor of: Kavad I (first reign)
Brother of Kavad, who replaced him when he was imprisoned by the Persian aristocracy
End of reign: 498/499
Succeeded by: Kavad I (second reign)

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)