Maruzas was a 6th-century

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commander active during the reign of the

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king (

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)

Hormizd IV Hormizd IV (also spelled Hormozd IV or Ohrmazd IV; pal, 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 579 to 590. He was the son and successor of Khosrow I () and his mother was a Khazar princess. During his reign, Ho ...

(). He was defeated and killed by a

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army led by Germanus at the battle of Martyrpolis.

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* People of the Roman–Sasanian Wars Generals of Hormizd IV 6th-century Iranian people {{Sasanian-bio-stub