Bacurius III of Iberia

Chosroid King of Caucasian Iberia
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Quick Facts

IntroChosroid King of Caucasian Iberia
King
Work fieldMilitary Royals
Gender
Male
Death1 January 580
Family
Father:Parsman VI of Iberia
Children:Adarnase I of Iberia
The details

Biography

Bakur III (Georgian: ბაკურ III, Latinized as Bacurius) (died 580) was the last Chosroid king of Iberia (natively known as Kartli; ancient Georgia) upon whose death the Iberian monarchy was abolished by Sassanid Iran.

He succeeded his father, King P'arsman VI, as the king of Iberia. The date of his accession to the throne is unknown but he ruled as contemporary of Hormizd IV of Iran. Bakur's authority was rather limited and hardely extended beyond his fortress at Ujarma while the capital Tbilisi, and Inner Iberia was governed more directly by the Sassanids. When he died in 580, Hormizd IV took opportunity to abolish the kingship in Iberia.

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