Azad Peroz, known in

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sources as Azad Firuz, was an

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nobleman who served as the governor of the

Sasanian The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

province of

Mazun Mazun was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, which corresponded to modern-day Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and the northern half of Oman. The province served as a Sasanian outpost and played an important role in the Sasanian efforts t ...

during the reign of king (

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)

Khosrow II Khosrow II (spelled Chosroes II in classical sources; pal, 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩, Husrō), also known as Khosrow Parviz (New Persian: , "Khosrow the Victorious"), is considered to be the last great Sasanian king (shah) of Iran, ruling fr ...

(). He was the son of a certain Gushnasp, and was given the nickname of ''muka'bir'' ("the mutilating") by the Arabs, because he cut the hands and feet of other people. According to a tradition, a caravan of gifts sent by the Sasanian governor

Vahriz Wahrez (born Boe or Bōē) was a Sasanian general of Daylamite origin, first mentioned in the prelude to the Iberian War and then during the Aksumite–Persian wars. Name He was born Boe (Middle Persian: ''Bōē'', fa, بویه ''Bōyah/Büyah' ...

to Khosrow II was attacked by the Banu Yarbu tribe. Khosrow II then ordered the governor of Mazun, Azad Peroz, to punish the tribe. In order to do that, Azad Peroz invited the Banu Yarbu tribe to the Mushakkar Castle in Hajar, where he killed everyone except the boys, who were sent in captivity to

Estakhr Istakhr (Middle Persian romanized: ''Stakhr'', fa, اصطخر, translit=Istakhr also spelt استخر in modern literature) was an ancient city in Fars province, north of Persepolis in southwestern Iran. It flourished as the capital of the Pers ...

Pars Pars may refer to: * Fars Province of Iran, also known as Pars Province * Pars (Sasanian province), a province roughly corresponding to the present-day Fars, 224–651 * ''Pars'', for ''Persia'' or ''Iran'', in the Persian language * Pars News A ...

. During the

rise of Islam The spread of Islam spans about 1,400 years. Muslim conquests following Muhammad's death led to the creation of the caliphates, occupying a vast geographical area; conversion to Islam was boosted by Arab Muslim forces conquering vast territorie ...

, Azad Peroz converted to the religion and died during the reign of

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Umar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

().

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* Generals of Khosrow II Year of birth unknown 7th-century deaths 7th-century Iranian people Converts to Islam from Zoroastrianism History of Eastern Arabia Governors of the Sasanian Empire {{Sasanian-bio-stub