The Nāṣirī Generations 7: FIFTH DYNASTY: THE AKASIRAH.

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I. NUSHiRWAN, son of Kubad, famous for his justice and equity. Reigned 47 years, in the 40th year of which the Prophet, Muhammad, was born. II. HuRMUZ, his son, reigned 11 years and 7 months, and was deposed. III. Khusrau ParwIZ, son of Hurmuz, was one of the most magnificent monarchs of I-ran, and reigned 38 years, when he was put to death by his son. In the 20th year of his reign, Muhammad began to propagate his religion, and, in the 30th, fled from Makkah to Madinah, which year is called the Hijrah or Flight. IV. Sherwaiah, son of Khusrau Parwiz, who died of poison 6 months after putting his father to death. V. Arda-Sher, his son, a mere child, succeeded, who was put to death by his Wazir, Shahr-arae, after he had been 1 year and 6 months on the throne. VI. Shahr-ARAE [or Shahr-yar] usurped the throne, but was assassinated after 1 month. VII. Turan-Dukht, daughter of Khusrau Parwiz, was raised to the throne. She sent back to Rum the Cross, which her father had carried away. She died after reigning 1 year and 6 months. VIII. Arzumand-Dukht, another daughter of Khusrau Parwiz, succeeded, but was cruelly murdered after reigning 6 months. IX. Kisra, son of Mihr-Jaish, a descendant of Arda-Sher, Babakan, was then set up, but was soon after dethroned and put to death. X. Junaid, a descendant of Nushirwan's, was then raised to the throne—but immediately after dethroned. XI. Farrukh-zad, son of Khusrau Parwiz, who was deposed and put to death after 6 months' reign. XII. Yazdajird-i-Shahr-yar, son of Khusrau Parwiz, who, after a nominal reign of 20 years, was assassinated by a peasant of Marw, in the 21st year of the Hijrah [A.D. 642]. In his reign the Musalmans overthrew the I-rani empire, and with Yazdajird the dynasty terminated.