Darigbed
Darigbed was a Sasanian title equivalent to the Byzantine title kouropalates ("palace superintendent").[1] The title is first mentioned in the inscription of Shapur II (r. 240-270) at Naqsh-e Rostam.[2]
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List of prominent holders
- Apursam-Shapur, Iranian aristocrat, who served as darigbed under Shapur I (r. 240-270).[2]
- Bozorgmehr, aristocrat from the House of Karen, who served as darigbed under Khosrow I (r. 531-579).[3]
- Bahram Chobin, aristocrat from the House of Mihran, who served as darigbed under Hormizd IV (r. 579–590).[3]
- Rostam Farrokhzad, aristocrat from the House of Ispahbudhan, who served as darigbed under Khosrow II (r. 590-628).[4]
- Farrukhzad, aristocrat from the House of Ispahbudhan, who served as darigbed under Khosrow II (r. 590-628).[3]
References
- Daryaee 2009, p. 52.
- Frye 1994, p. 40.
- Pourshariati 2008, p. 126.
- Pourshariati 2008, p. 186.
Sources
- Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008), Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran, London and New York: I.B. Tauris, ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3
- Daryaee, Touraj (2009). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–240. ISBN 978-0857716668.
- Frye, Richard N. (1994). "DARĪGBED". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VII, Fasc. 1. p. 40.
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