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Hormizd VI of Persia

Hormizd V, king of Persia, was one of the many pretenders who rose after the murder of Khosrau II (628). He maintained himself about two years (631, 632) in the district of Nisibis[?].

This entry was originally from an 1911 Encyclopedia.

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