Death of Yazdgerd

This article is about Bahram Beyzai's play. For the 1981 film, see Death of Yazdgerd (film).

Death of Yazdgerd
Written byBahram Beyzai
CharactersMiller
Miller's wife
Priest
General
Date premiered10 September 1979
Place premieredCity Theater of Tehran
Tehran, Iran
Original languagePersian
SettingMuslim conquest of Persia

Death of Yazdgerd (or alternatively translated as Death of the King; and whose original subtitle translates "Regicide") (Persian: مرگ یزدگرد) is a Persian play about the death of Yazdegerd III by Bahram Beyzai, often considered his magnum opus, which he adapted into a film of the same name.