Английская Википедия:Hormizd I Kushanshah
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox royalty Hormizd I Kushanshah was Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 275 to 300. His reign was marked by his rebellion against his brother and suzerain the Sasanian King of Kings Bahram II (Шаблон:Reign).
Hormizd I Kushanshah was notably the first Kushano-Sasanian ruler to claim the title of "Great Kushan King of Kings" instead of the traditional "Great Kushan King". This displays a noteworthy transition in Kushano-Sasanian ideology and self-perception and possibly a direct dispute with the ruling branch of the Sasanian family. By the time of Bahram II's death in 293, Hormizd I Kushanshah's rebellion had been suppressed; he continued to rule until his death in 300, and was succeeded by his namesake Hormizd II Kushanshah.
Etymology
Hormizd (also spelled Ōhrmazd, Hormozd) is the Middle Persian version of the name of the supreme deity in Zoroastrianism, known in Avestan as Ahura Mazda.Шаблон:Sfn The Old Persian equivalent is Auramazdā, while the Greek transliteration is Hormisdas.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Background
Like the previous Kushano-Sasanians, Hormizd I Kushanshah was, in effect, a governor of the eastern portion of the Sasanian Empire, which included the Tukharistan region, Kabulistan and Gandhara.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The Kushano-Sasanians, in the same manner as the Kushan Empire, used the title of Kushanshah ("Kushan King"), thus demonstrating a continuum with their predecessors.Шаблон:Sfn Hormizd I Kushanshah was probably a son of the Sasanian king Bahram I (Шаблон:Reign), who died in 274 and was succeeded by another son, Bahram II (Шаблон:Reign).Шаблон:Sfn It was during the reign of his brother that Hormizd I Kushanshah choose to rebel.Шаблон:Sfn
Reign
Hormizd I Kushanshah was the first Kushano-Sasanian ruler to mint coins with the title of "Great Kushan King of Kings" instead of the traditional "Great Kushan King".Шаблон:Sfn The Kushano-Sasanian king, now laying claims to the title of King of Kings, which had originally also been used by the Kushan Empire, displays a noteworthy transition in Kushano-Sasanian ideology and self-perception and possibly a direct dispute with the ruling branch of the Sasanian family.Шаблон:Sfn
Hormizd I Kushanshah was supported in his efforts by the Sakastanis, Gilaks, and Kushans.Шаблон:Sfn Another revolt also occurred in Sakastan, led by Hormizd I Kushanshah's cousin Hormizd of Sakastan, who has been suggested to be the same person as him.Шаблон:Sfn However, according to Rezakhani, this proposal must now be disregarded.Шаблон:Sfn At the same time, a revolt led by a high-priest (mowbed) occurred in the province of Khuzestan, which was seized by the latter for a period.Шаблон:Sfn
Meanwhile, the Roman emperor Carus, hearing of the civil war occurring in the Sasanian Empire, chose to take advantage of the situation by making a campaign into the empire in 283.Шаблон:Sfn He invaded Mesopotamia while Bahram II was in the east, and even besieged the Sasanian capital of Ctesiphon without facing much fighting.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The Sasanians, due to facing severe internal problems, were unable to mount an effective coordinated defense at the time; Carus and his army may have captured Ctesiphon.Шаблон:Sfn However, Carus shortly died afterwards, reportedly being struck by lightning.Шаблон:Sfn The Roman army as a result withdrew, and Mesopotamia was re-conquered by the Sasanians.Шаблон:Sfn The following year, Bahram II made peace with the Romans, now ruled by Diocletian, who was faced with internal issues of his own.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
By the time of Bahram II's death in 293, the revolts in the east had been suppressed, with his son and heir Bahram III being appointed the governor of Sakastan, receiving the title of sakanshah ("King of the Saka").Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Hormizd I Kushanshah ruled till 300, and was succeeded by his namesake Hormizd II Kushanshah.Шаблон:Sfn
Coinage
Coins of Hormizd I Kushanshah were minted at Kabul, Balkh, Herat, and Marw.Шаблон:Sfn The synchronicity of the Kushano-Sasanians with the rulers of the Kushan Empire is rather well established, as a large quantity of the early copper coins of Hormizd I Kushanshah from the south of the Hindu-Kush were overstruck by the Kushan Emperor Vasudeva II (Шаблон:Reign).Шаблон:Sfn Some of Hormizd I Kushanshah's coins imitate Kushan coinage, with king standing in Kushan military dress on the obverse, and the deity Oesho on the reverse.Шаблон:Sfn Other coins however follow more closely the Sasanian pattern, with him being portrayed in the Sasanian style, and with fire altar or deity on the reverse.Шаблон:Sfn
On the obverse of the coins, Hormizd I Kushanshah is wearing a crown shaped as the head of a lion.Шаблон:Sfn The lion was a symbol of Nana, the eastern counterpart to Anahita, the goddess of fertility, and was a derivative of the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna.Шаблон:Sfn Lions, along with leopards and cats were regarded as evil animals in Zoroastrianism, and were thus disfavoured.Шаблон:Sfn Nevertheless, the lion may have been chosen as the symbol of Nana/Anahita by the Kushano-Sasanians, regardless of its unfavorable implication.Шаблон:Sfn
A couple of overstrikes on coins of Hormizd I by the Parataraja ruler Datayola are known.[1]
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