Khosrow II

Type Figure Region Sasanian Persia Time c. 570–628 Also known as Khosrow Parviz

One of the most outstanding late Sasanian monarchs, who fought a long war with the Byzantine Empire and briefly recovered Syria, Palestine, and Egypt…

Timeline

591–602Ctesiphon · Sasanian EmpireAfter being restored to the throne with Byzantine support he consolidated royal power, and in 602, amid Byzantine civil strife, launched a large-scale eastern campaign that laid the foundation for the later recovery of the eastern provinces.
603–620Syria and Anatolia theater · AnatoliaPersian armies under commanders such as Shahrbaraz successively took Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, their advance once approaching Constantinople, bringing Sasanian power and territory to their late-period peak.
622–628Ctesiphon · Sasanian EmpireEmperor Heraclius counterattacked from 622 and Persia suffered repeated setbacks; court coups erupted repeatedly, Khosrow II was assassinated in 628, and the dynasty fell into civil disorder, laying the groundwork for the Arab conquest.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 3(1): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods — Ehsan Yarshater (ed.) (1983)
Encyclopaedia Iranica: Khosrow II https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khosrow-ii