Birthplace and family Khosrow I
artwork of khosrow s war mazdakites.
khosrow born in ardestan, ancient town built achaemenids, close major city of spahan. third son of kavadh i, , had 3 brothers named xerxes, zamasp , kawus. khosrow s mother sister of bawi, making khosrow related parthian house of ispahbudhan.
his father involved group of zoroastrians called mazdakites. mazdakites believed in egalitarian society , many lower class peasants supported mazdakite revolution. kavadh, wanting centralize power taking power away great noble families, supported movement. in 531, kavadh, while on death-bed, appointed khosrow successor.
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