Jamasp

Jamasp (also spelled Zamasp or Djamasp; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭠𐭬𐭠𐭮𐭯; Persian: جاماسپ Jāmāsp) was Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 496 to 498/9. He was a son of Peroz I and younger brother of Kavad I. Jamasp was installed on the Sasanian throne upon the deposition of the latter by the nobility and clergy.

Jamasp
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
Drachma of Jamasp, Susa mint
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Reign496–498/9
PredecessorKavad I
SuccessorKavad I (restored)
Died530/540
IssueNarsi
HouseHouse of Sasan
FatherPeroz I
ReligionZoroastrianism
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