Military of the Sasanian Empire

Armed forces and units
Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites Sogdian warriors Gond-i Shahanshah Darigan Stor Bezashk Navy
Ranks
Spahbed Aspbed Paygosban Marzban, Kanarang Masmughan Pushtigban Salar Eran anbaraghbad Argbed Hazarbed Paygan-salar Savaran Sardar Gond Salar Darigbed Navbed
Defense lines
Wall of the Arabs Gawri Wall Great Wall of Gorgan Wall of Tammisha Derbent Wall Darial
Conflicts
Romans Arabian tribes Hephthalites Turks Ethiopians Muslim Arabs Revolts and civil wars
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This is a list of civil wars or other organized internal civil unrests fought during the history of the Sasanian Empire (224–651). The definition of organized civil unrest is any conflict that was fought within the borders of the Sasanian Empire, with at least one opposition leader against the ruling government.

3rd century

281-283: Revolt of Hormizd of Sakastan.
293: Revolt of Narseh.

5th century

May 26, 451: Christian Armenian revolt.
459-463: Rebellion of Vache II.
485: Rebellion of Zarer.

6th century

530 or 537: Rebellion of Kawus.
550: Revolt of Anoshazad.
589-591: Sasanian civil war.
591–596 or 594/5–600: Rebellion of Vistahm.

7th century

595-602: Rebellion of Vistahm.
February 23–25, 628: Revolt of Kavad II.
628-632: Sasanian civil war.
27 April 629: Revolt and usurpation of Shahrbaraz.
17 June 629: Overthrow of Shahrbaraz by Borandukht.
630: Attempted usurpation of Khosrow III.
630: Usurpation by Shapur-i Shahrvaraz.
630: Attempted usurpation of Peroz II.
630: Overthrow of Shapur-i Shahrvaraz by Farrukh Hormizd, successful seizure of the throne by Azarmidokht.
630: Attempted usurpation of Farrukh Hormizd.
630: Attempted usurpation of Hormizd VI.
631: Attempted usurpation of Khosrow IV.
631: Successful coup by Rostam Farrokhzad; Azarmidokht is killed, and Borandukht is restored to throne.
632: Revolt of Piruz Khosrow; Borandukht is killed, and Yazdegerd III becomes the new king of Ērānshahr.

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