Khosrow II (aka Kosrau II, r. 590-628) was the last powerful shahanshah (king of kings) of the Sassanian Empire. Grandson of Kosrau I (r. 531-579) and near-conqueror of the Byzantine Empire in the Byzantine-Sassanian War of 602-628, Khosrow II was a devout Zoroastrian, whose favorite wife, Shireen, was a Christian. His reign marks the end of classical Zoroastrian culture before the Islamic conquest of modern-day Iran in 651.
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590 - 628Reign of Khosrow II (aka Kosrau II).
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602 - 628Kosrau II's wars with Byzantine Empire which weakened the Sassanian Empire and led to civil war.
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614Khosrow II conquers Jerusalem.
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627Byzantine emperor Heraclius wins a crushing victory over the Persian army at Nineveh.
