Mihrak

Mihrak was a Parthian dynast, who was the ruler of Abarsas and Jahrom in the early 3rd-century.

He was the son of Anoshagzatan, and belonged to a family which traced their descent back to the Kayanids.

222 during a clash with the first Sasanian king Ardashir I (r. 224-242).

Mihrak had a daughter named Gurdzad (probably Khwarranzem), who later married Ardashir's son Shapur and bore him Hormizd.

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Shahnameh illustration of Ardashir I about to execute Mihrak.