Hormizd I.

Hormizd I. (Persian هرمز Hormoz [ Hormoz ]; † 273 ) was a son Schapurs I and from 270 to 273 Great King of Sassanidenreichs ( or 272? ).

At the conquest of Armenia, whose king he was probably raised to 252, he earned military fame, which was probably one of the reasons that his father made ​​him the crown prince, although Hormizd was only his third oldest son. Even in the military campaigns of his father against the Romans, he lent his hand and commanded probably own contingents. After the death Schapurs ( probably more than 270 272 ), he succeeded him as High King. Although his short reign little is actually known, he was a patron of Zoroastrianism in the field of religious policy. He also promoted the career Kartir. Nevertheless, he behaved tolerant of Mani and his followers.