| Peroz III | |
|---|---|
| Prince of the Sasanians | |
 A statue of Peroz is known to stand among the statues of "61 foreign officials" at the Qian Mausoleum.[1] This statue, with long curly hair and a Parthian moustache could belong to Peroz or his son Narsieh.[2] | |
| Born | 636 Sasanian Iran |
| Died | c. 679 (Aged 43) Tang China |
| Spouses | Turkic noblewoman |
| Issue | Narsieh |
| House | House of Sasan |
| Father | Yazdegerd III |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Peroz III (Middle Persian: 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰 Pērōz; Chinese: 卑路斯; pinyin: Bēilùsī) was son of Yazdegerd III, the last King of Kings of Sasanian Iran. After the death of his father, who legend says was killed by a miller at the instigation of the governor of Marw, he retreated to territory under the control of Tang China.[3] He served as a Tang general and the head of the Area Command of Persia (波斯都督府), an exiled extension of the Sasanian court established by and under the suzerainty of Tang China. Most of what is known of Peroz III is recorded in the Old Book of Tang and the New Book of Tang.
- ^ Afkande 2014, p. 147.
- ^ Zanous & Sangari 2018.
- ^ Bonner 2020, pp. 338–339.