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Azarethes | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Sasanian Empire |
| Service | Sasanian army |
| Rank | "Astabadh" or hazaraft |
| Commands | Persian forces in Mesopotamia |
| Battles / wars | Iberian War Khosrow I's second Roman campaign |
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]
- ^ Greatrex, Geoffrey (1 January 1998). Rome and Persia at War, 502-532. Francis Cairns. ISBN 9780905205939 – via Google Books.