Bozorgmehr

Not to be confused with Borzuya.
Bozorgmehr
Sculpture of Bozorgmehr in Bozorgmehr Square, Isfahan, Iran
Native name
Dādburzmihr
Died580s
AllegianceSasanian Empire
Rank
RelationsSukhra (father)

Bozorgmehr-e Bokhtagan (Middle Persian: Wuzurgmihr ī Bōkhtagān), also known as Burzmihr, Dadmihr and Dadburzmihr,[1] was an Iranian sage and dignitary from the Karen family, who served as minister (wuzurg framadār) of the Sasanian king (shah) Kavad I (r. 498–531), and the latter's son and successor Khosrow I (r. 531–579). He also served as the military commander (spahbed) of Khwarasan under Khosrow I and his successor Hormizd IV (r. 579–590). According to Persian and Arabic sources, Bozorgmehr was a man of "exceptional wisdom and sage counsels" and later became a characterisation of the expression. His name appears in several important works in Persian literature, most notably in the Shahnameh ("The Book of Kings").[2] The historian Arthur Christensen has suggested that Bozorgmehr was the same person as Borzuya, but historiographical studies of post-Sasanian Persian literature, as well as linguistic analysis shows otherwise.[2] However, the word "Borzuya" can sometimes be considered a shortened form of Bozorgmehr.[3]

  1. ^ Pourshariati 2008, p. 115.
  2. ^ a b Khaleghi-Motlagh 1989a, pp. 427–429.
  3. ^ Khaleghi-Motlagh 1989b, pp. 381–382.