The Sassanids, for their part, struggle to…
September 628 CE
The Sassanids, for their part, struggle to establish a stable government.
Following the loss of territory required for the peace treaty, the embittered aristocracy starts forming independent states within the Sassanid empire.
This divides the resources of the country and results in a devastating plague in the western provinces of Persia, killing half of the population along with Kavadh II, who succumbs only months after coming to the throne.
His seven-year-old son succeeds him on September 7 as Ardashir II, the twenty-fourth king of the Persian Empire.
A passage of the Chronicle of Edessa identifies "Anzoy the Roman" as wife of Siroes (Kavadh III) and mother of Ardashir III.
The woman is probably a Christian princess from Constantinople.
Persia is plunged into what will be several years of dynastic turmoil and civil war.
Ardashir III, Heraclius' ally Shahrbaraz, and Khosrau's daughters Boandokht and Azarmidokht will all succeed to the throne within months of each other.