Jamasp

Jamasp
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
Drachma of Jamasp, Susa mint
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Reign496–498/9
PredecessorKavad I
SuccessorKavad I (restored)
Died530/540
IssueNarsi
HouseHouse of Sasan
FatherPeroz I
ReligionZoroastrianism

Jamasp (also spelled Zamasp or Djamasp; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭠𐭬𐭠𐭮𐭯; Persian: جاماسپ Jāmāsp) was Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 496 to 498/9. He was a son of Peroz I and younger brother of Kavad I. Jamasp was installed on the Sasanian throne upon the deposition of the latter by the nobility and clergy.