Khosrau
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Khusro, Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosro, or Khusraw (Kasrâ in Modern Persian; Kisrā (كسرى) in Arabic; Osroes or Chosroes in Greek; Hüsrev in Turkish) is the name of a mythical Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...

 leader, in the Avesta
Avesta
The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.-Early transmission:The texts of the Avesta — which are all in the Avestan language — were composed over the course of several hundred years. The most important portion, the Gathas,...

 of the Zoroastrians known as Kavi Haosravah, with the meaning "with good reputation". A number of rulers of Persia, Armenia ( Xosrov), and the Middle East are known by this name.
  • Of the Shahnameh:
    • Kai Khosrow
      Kai Khosrow
      Kai Khosrow is a legendary king of the Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. Before Kai Khosrow was born, his father was murdered in Turan by his maternal grandfather...

  • Of the Parthian Empire:
    • Osroes I of Parthia
      Osroes I of Parthia
      Osroes I of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire c. 109–129. He succeeded his brother Pacorus II. For the whole of his reign he contended with the rival king Vologases III based in the east of Parthia....

       c. 109-129
    • Osroes II of Parthia
      Osroes II of Parthia
      Osroes II of Parthia was a claimant of the throne of the Parthian Empire c. 190. He is unknown to history except for the coins he issued. The date of his reign suggests that he rebelled against Vologases IV but was unable to maintain himself against Vologases V. His coins were issued by the mint at...

       c. 190
  • Of the Armenian Kingdom:
    • Khosrov III the Small
      Khosrov III the Small
      Khosrov III the Small was the Arshakuni king Armenia. He was the son and successor of King Tiridates III and a member of the Arshakuni Dynasty. He was a man of short stature, thus his name...

  • Of 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...

     of Persia:
    • Khosrau I
      Khosrau I
      Khosrau I , also known as Anushiravan the Just or Anushirawan the Just Khosrau I (also called Chosroes I in classical sources, most commonly known in Persian as Anushirvan or Anushirwan, Persian: انوشيروان meaning the immortal soul), also known as Anushiravan the Just or Anushirawan the Just...

       531-579 ("the Blessed", Anushirvan)
    • Khosrau II
      Khosrau II
      250px|thumb|Khosrau II 250px|thumb|Khosrau II 250px|thumb|Khosrau II (Khosrow II, Chosroes II, or Xosrov II in classical sources, sometimes called Parvez, "the Ever Victorious" – (in Persian: خسرو پرویز), was the twenty-second Sassanid King of Persia, reigning from 590 to 628...

       590-628 ("the Victorious", Parvez; grandson of Khosrau I)
  • Of the Ghaznavid Empire:
    • Mu'izz ud-Dawlah Khusrau Shah 1152-1160
    • Taj ud-Dawlah Khusrau Malik 1160-1186
  • Of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm in Anatolia:
    • Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw I 1192-1196 and 1205-1211
    • Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw II
      Kaykhusraw II
      Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw II was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rûm from 1237 until his death in 1246. He ruled at the time of the Babai uprising and the Mongol invasion of Anatolia. He led the Seljuq army with its Christian allies at the Battle of Köse Dağ in 1243...

       1237-1246
    • Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw III
      Kaykhusraw III
      Kaykhusraw III was between two and six years old when in 1265 he was named Seljuq Sultan of Rûm...

       1265-1282
  • Prince Khusraw
    Khusrau Mirza
    Khusrau Mirza was the eldest son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. His mother Manbai or Shah Begam was a Kachhwaha princess and the daughter of Raja Bhagwant Das. Prince Khusrau was born in Lahore on August 16, 1587...

     (17th century) was the son of Mughal emperor Jahangir
    Jahangir
    Jahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...

  • Amir Khusro
    Amir Khusro
    Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrow , better known as Amīr Khusrow Dehlawī , was an Indian musician, scholar and poet. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent...

     (1253–1325) was a famous Sufi musician and poet of India
  • See also the article on Nizami Ganjavi's story of Khosrow and Shirin.
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