Accession and Reign of Khosrow I (Anushirvan)

Name: Accession and Reign of Khosrow I (Anushirvan)
Start: 531
End: 579

Type Event Region Asia Time 531–579

Khosrow I (Anushirvan) acceded to the Sasanian throne in 531 and ruled until his death in 579, an era seen as the dynasty's zenith with centralizatio…

Timeline

531Ctesiphon · MesopotamiaAfter the death of Kavad I, Khosrow I acceded to the throne amid struggles between the court and the nobility, promptly consolidating royal power and purging political rivals to lay the foundation for a long reign.
532–561Sasanian Empire territories · West AsiaKhosrow I carried out administrative and tax reforms and repeatedly fought Byzantium in Mesopotamia and the Caucasus; at the same time he allied with the Turks against the Hephthalites, reshaping the security landscape of the eastern frontier.
579Ctesiphon · MesopotamiaKhosrow I died in 579 and was succeeded by his son Hormizd IV, marking the end of the Anushirvan era and the beginning of the political turmoil of the late Sasanian period.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3(1): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods — Ehsan Yarshater (ed.) (1983)
Procopius, History of the Wars — Procopius of Caesarea