Hazārbed (Middle Persian: ḥčʾlpt, or hazarbadh, literally "the commander of thousand"), also known as hazaruft/hazaraft (Middle Persian: hz’lwpt; possibly the older/original form),[1] was a Sasanian office which initially functioned as the commander of the royal guard, but later became increasingly equal to that of the wuzurg framadar (minister).
Immortals. The hazarbed controlled units of guards which were enlisted from royal families of the Sasanian Empire. One of the units that the hazarbed controlled...
royal families of the Sasanian Empire, and were under the command of the hazarbed, who was in charge of the king's safety, controlled the entrance of the...
citadel or fort. Gund-sālār: Commander of a gond division. Hazāruft or hazārbed: Commander of a Thousand [man], probably the commander of the Royal Bodyguard...
royal families of the Sasanian Empire, and were under the command of the hazarbed, who was in charge of the king's safety, controlled the entrance of the...
the empire, while Piruz remained as the commander of the royal guard (hazarbed). One year later, Shahrbaraz, with a force of 6,000 men, marched towards...
of Shapur, a certain Papak served as the commander of the royal guard (hazarbed), while Peroz served as the chief of the cavalry (aspbed); Vahunam and...
military advisors or diplomats to the King. The commander of the Darigan (the Hazarbed) occasionally acted as a royal executioner and the Darigan would play a...
wife are mentioned. Then, the names of "Ardashir Bidakhsh" and "Papak Hazarbed" and the five members of the great houses, called "Dihin" from the House...
existence in the 3rd century under the Sasanian Empire (Middle Persian: hazārbed or hazāruft). According to the 5th-century Armenian historian Elishe, it...
and two high-ranking civilians made up the deputation that departed. The hazarbed Gousdanaspa Razei was in charge of it. Once Heraclius had given the desired...
known as Gousdanaspa in Byzantine sources, was an Iranian commander (hazarbed) of the Sasanian royal guard, who played a key role in the overthrow of...
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