-
Wuzurgan (Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢,
meaning "grandees" or the "great ones"), also
known by its
Modern Persian form of
Bozorgan (بزرگان), was the name...
-
wispuhran (princes of
royal blood), the
wuzurgan (grandees) and the
azadan (lower nobility). The
azadan and
wuzurgan formed the bulk of the
cavalry (aswaran)...
- in
their own right,
although subordinate to the shahanshah. In general,
Wuzurgan from
Iranian families held the most
powerful positions in the imperial...
- high
nobility included the
powerful Parthian noble families (known as the
wuzurgan) that were
centered on the
Iranian plateau. They
served as the backbone...
-
nobility belonged to the
powerful Parthian noble families (known as the
wuzurgan) who were
centered on the
Iranian Plateau. The
backbone of the Sasanian...
- (kings, landholders), vāspuhrān (princes; the
seven great noble families),
wuzurgān (magnates; "great ones"),
lower nobility āzādān (feudal nobles; freemen)...
- po****tion,
including Kavad II himself.
After the
death of
Kavad II, the
Wuzurgan elected Ardashir as his successor, who was only a 7-year-old boy. In reality...
- reverse. The
aswaran were
primarily composed of
Iranian aristocrats from the
wuzurgan and the azadan, with
members of the
staff being from the former. After...
- the
nobility included the
powerful Parthian noble families (known as the
wuzurgan) that were
centred on the
Iranian plateau. They
served as the backbone...
- Furthermore, his
death marked the
start of a 125-year-long
conflict between the
wuzurgan, a
powerful group of nobility, and the kings, who both
struggled for power...
