Darigbed was a Sasanian title equivalent to the Byzantine title kouropalates ("palace superintendent").[1] The title is first mentioned in the inscription of Shapur II (r. 240–270) at Naqsh-e Rostam.[2]

List of prominent holders

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References

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  1. ^ Daryaee 2009, p. 52.
  2. ^ a b Frye 1994, p. 40.
  3. ^ a b c Pourshariati 2008, p. 126.
  4. ^ Pourshariati 2008, p. 186.

Sources

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  • Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008), Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran, London and New York: I.B. Tauris, ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3
  • Daryaee, Touraj (2009). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–240. ISBN 978-0857716668.
  • Frye, Richard N. (1994). "DARĪGBED". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VII, Fasc. 1. p. 40.