Zruanduxt

Zruanduxt was the daughter of the Sasanian King Shapur II who reigned from 309 until 379 and was the father of the Sasanian King Shapur III who reigned from 383 until 388 by a mother whose name is unknown. Zruanduxt was born and raised in Ctesiphon, the capital of the Sasanian Empire. Little is known on her life prior to marrying the King Khosrov IV of Armenia. In 387, from the Sasanian invasions of Armenia, led the Roman emperor Theodosius I and the Sasanian King Shapur III to negotiate into a treaty called the Peace of Acilisene. This led the whole Roman Client Armenian Kingdom to be partitioned into two empires: Western Armenia to be under Roman rule and Eastern Armenia to be under Sasanian rule. Later in 387, the last Roman Client Armenian King Arsaces III (Arshak III) who ruled in Western Armenia died leaving no heir. Western Armenia was annexed and became a province of the Byzantine Empire. Armenians that lived in Western Armenia moved into Eastern Armenia which included many of the Nakharars.