House of Suren

House of Suren
CountrySakastan
Current headNone, extinct
MembersSurena, Gregory the Illuminator, Chihor-Vishnasp, Mehr Narseh, Mahbod
Estate(s)Sakastan
Cadet branchesGondopharids

House of Suren or Surenas[1][2] (Parthian: š­Žš­…š­“š­‰š­ Surēn, Middle Persian: š­®š­„š­«š­©š­­) is one of two[c] Parthian noble families explicitly mentioned by name in sources dateable to the Arsacid period.[3]

  1. ^ Bivar 1983, p. 41.
  2. ^ Herzfeld 1929, p. 70.
  3. ^ Lukonin 1983, p. 704.