Farrukh Hormizd

Farrukh Hormizd
King of Kings of Iran and Aniran
Reign630–631
PredecessorAzarmidokht
SuccessorAzarmidokht
Died631
Ctesiphon
IssueRostam Farrokhzad
Farrukhzad
HouseHouse of Ispahbudhan
FatherVinduyih
ReligionZoroastrianism

Farrukh Hormizd or Farrokh Hormizd (Persian: فرخ‌هرمز), also known as Hormizd V, was an Iranian prince, who was one of the leading figures in Sasanian Iran in the early 7th-century. He served as the military commander (spahbed) of northern Iran. He later came in conflict with the Iranian nobility, "dividing the resources of the country".[1] He was later killed by Siyavakhsh in a palace plot on the orders of Azarmidokht after he proposed to her in an attempt to usurp the Sasanian throne. He had two children, Rostam Farrokhzad and Farrukhzad.