Azarmidokht

Azarmidokht
Queen of Queens of Iran
Drachma of Azarmidokht with the bust of her father Khosrow II to the left
Queen of the Sasanian Empire
Reign630–631
PredecessorShapur-i Shahrvaraz
SuccessorBoran
Died631
Ctesiphon
HouseHouse of Sasan
FatherKhosrow II
ReligionZoroastrianism

Azarmidokht (Middle Persian: Āzarmīgdukht; New Persian: آزرمی‌دخت, Āzarmīdokht) was Sasanian queen (banbishn) of Iran from 630 to 631. She was the daughter of king (shah) Khosrow II (r. 590–628). She was the second Sasanian queen; her sister Boran ruled before and after her. Azarmidokht came to power in Iran after her cousin Shapur-i Shahrvaraz was deposed by the Parsig faction, led by Piruz Khosrow, who helped Azarmidokht ascend the throne. Her rule was marked by an attempt of a nobleman and commander Farrukh Hormizd to marry her and come to power. After the queen's refusal, he declared himself an anti-king. Azarmidokht had him killed as a result of a successful plot. She was, however, killed herself shortly afterwards by Rostam Farrokhzad in retaliation for his father's death. She was succeeded by Boran.