Isfandyadh

Isfandyadh (Middle Persian: Spandiyār) was an Iranian aristocrat from the Ispahbudhan family, who was the ruler of the Sasanian province of Adurbadagan.

Isfandyadh first appears in 642/643, where he is mentioned as the prince of Adurbadagan, who at the head of a big army along with Muta and Varaztirots, fought the Muslim Arabs at Waj Rudh, a village in Hamadan.

Some years later, in 651, the Arabs invaded Adurbadagan, the domains of Isfandyadh and his brother Bahram.

According to Bal'ami, Isfandyadh is known to have said that: "If you [were to] kill me all of Adurbadagan [will] rise in avenging my blood, and will wage war against you.

However, Bahram, the brother of Isfandyadh, refused to submit to the Arab forces and kept resisting them.

Map of Adurbadagan and its surroundings.