Golon Mihran (from Middle Iranian Gōrgōn), also known as Mihran Mihrevandak,[1] was a Sasanian spahbed,[2] and also the marzban of Persian Armenia from 572 to 574. Golon was mentioned by Sebeos as a Sasanian commander in Armenia.[3] He was also a member of the House of Mihran.
Golon Mihran | |
|---|---|
| Marzban of Persian Armenia | |
| In office 572–574 | |
| Monarch | Khosrau I |
| Preceded by | Vardan III Mamikonian |
| Succeeded by | Vardan III Mamikonian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
Biography
editIn 572, Vardan III Mamikonian revolted against the marzban Chihor-Vishnasp and killed him. Khosrau I then sent Golon Mihran at the head of an army of twenty thousand men to recapture Armenia, but the latter was defeated in Taron by Vardan Mamikonian, who captured his war elephants as war booty.[4] After his defeat, he advanced towards Caucasian Iberia, where he was once again defeated.
He then invaded Southern Armenia at the head of another army of twenty thousand men along with some war elephants with "the order to exterminate the population of Armenia, to destroy, to kill, to raze the land without mercy." He captured the city of Angl in Bagrevand, what happened after is unknown.[5]
Descendants
editBahram Chobin, the famous Mihranid spahbed and briefly shahanshah, claimed to be the grandson of Golon Mihran.[6]
References
edit- ^ Pourshariati (2008), p. 103
- ^ Pourshariati (2008), p. 103
- ^ Maenchen-Helfen, Otto (1973). The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture. University of California Press. pp. 391. ISBN 978-0-520-01596-8.
Golon Mihran.
- ^ Grousset 1947, pp. 242–245.
- ^ (Grousset 1947, p. 245)
- ^ Pourshariati (2008), p. 103
Sources
edit- Grousset, René (1947). Histoire de l'Arménie des origines à 1071 (in French). Paris: Payot.
- 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.