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Shahrbaraz

Shahrbaraz was a leading Sasanian general under Khosrow II. He captured Jerusalem from the Byzantines in 614 CE and led campaigns deep into Byzantine territory. He briefly seized the Sasanian throne in 630 before being killed, during the turmoil that preceded the Arab conquest.

Shahrbaraz
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Sasanian Egypt

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