Parsman VI of Iberia
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P'arsman VI of the Chosroid Dynasty
, became the king of Iberia
(Kartli
, eastern Georgia
) in 561
. The length of his reign is unknown. The royal power was largely nominal at that time as the Sassanid Empire
dominated Iberia.
He was the fraternal nephew of P’arsman V
, his predecessor. P'arsman VI himself was succeeded by his son, Bakur III
.
Chosroid Dynasty
The Chosroids were a dynasty of the kings and later of the presiding princes of the early Georgian state of Iberia, natively known as Kartli, from the fourth to the ninth centuries. Of Iranian origin and a branch of the Mihranid House, the family accepted Christianity as their official religion c...
, became the king of Iberia
Caucasian Iberia
Iberia , also known as Iveria , was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli , corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of the present day Georgia...
(Kartli
Kartli
Kartli is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari , on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the Classical authors as Iberia, Kartli played a crucial role in ethnic and political consolidation of the Georgians in the Middle Ages...
, eastern Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
) in 561
561
Year 561 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 561 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Clotaire I dies, and the Frankish kingdom...
. The length of his reign is unknown. The royal power was largely nominal at that time as the Sassanid Empire
Sassanid Empire
The Sassanid Empire , known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr and Ērān in Middle Persian and resulting in the New Persian terms Iranshahr and Iran , was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651...
dominated Iberia.
He was the fraternal nephew of P’arsman V
Parsman V of Iberia
P'arsman V |Latinized]] as Pharasmanes), of the Chosroid Dynasty, was the king of Iberia from 547 to 561.He was the son and successor of Bakur II, and was succeeded by his nephew P'arsman VI....
, his predecessor. P'arsman VI himself was succeeded by his son, Bakur III
Bacurius III of Iberia
Bakur III |Latinized]] as Bacurius) was the last Chosroid king of Iberia upon whose death the Iberian monarchy was abolished by Sassanid Iran....
.