Khosrau
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Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosru and also Khusraw (Kasrâ in Arabic; Osroes or Chosroes in Greek) was the name of a mythical Persian leader, in the Avesta known as Kavi Haosravah, with the meaning 'with good reputation'. A number of rulers of Persia and the Middle East were known by this name.
- Of the Parthian Empire:
- Of the Sassanid Empire of Persia:
- Khosrau I of Persia 531-579 ("the Blessed", Anushirvan)
- Khosrau II of Persia 590-628 ("the Victorious", Parvez; grandson of Khosrau I).
- Of the Ghaznavid Empire of Persia:
- Mu'izz ud-Dawlah Khusrau Shah 1152-1160
- Taj ud-Dawlah Khusrau Malik 1160-1186
- Of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rüm in Anatolia:
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kay Khusrau I 1192-1196 and 1205-1211
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kay Khusrau II 1237-1246 and 1257-1259
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kay Khusrau III 1265-1282