Borandukht, to whom Ferdowsi refers in his…
June 630 CE
Borandukht, to whom Ferdowsi refers in his epic poem, the Shahnameh, is committed to reviving the memory and prestige of her father, during whose reign the Sassanid Empire had grown to its largest territorial extent.
Borandukht has negotiated a peace treaty with Constantinople, revitalized the empire through the implementation of justice, reconstructed the infrastructure, lowered taxes, and minted coins.
She is largely unsuccessful in her attempts to restore the power of the central authority, which is weakened considerably by civil wars, and on June 16, 630, is strangled to death by Piruz Khosrow, a powerful Sassanian general.
Her younger sister Azarmidokht succeeds her.
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