Surkhab I

Surkhab I (Persian: سهراب) was the second ruler of the Bavand dynasty from ca.

Surkhab also had four brothers named Isfandyadh, Shahram, Bahram, and Farrukhan.

In 665, Farrukhzad was murdered by a Karenid named Valash, who then had his domains conquered.

After the murder of his father, Surkhab fled to a Bavand stronghold in Mazandaran.

In 673, Surkhab avenged his father by killing Valash, and then reconquered lost Bavand territory.