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| name            = Hormizd VI<br>{{lang|pal|𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣}}
| title           = [[King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians]]
| image           = HormizdVICoinHistoryofIran.jpg
| caption         = [[Ancient drachma|Drachma]] of Hormizd VI
| succession      = [[List of shahanshahs of the Sasanian Empire|Shahanshah]] of the [[Sasanian Empire]]
| reign           = 630–632
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| predecessor     =[[Shapur-i Shahrvaraz]]
| successor       =[[Yazdegerd III]]
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| death_date   = 632
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| religion        = [[Zoroastrianism]]
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'''Hormizd VI''' ({{langx|pal|𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣}}) was a [[Sasanian Empire|Sasanian]] prince who ruled from 630 to 632.

The overthrow and execution of his grandfather [[Khosrow II]] ({{reign|590|628}}) in 628 led to a [[Sasanian civil war of 628–632|civil war]] that saw many [[pretender]]s to the Sasanian throne. This period saw a series of monarchs with very short reigns, often of less than a year. Before Hormizd VI, [[Shapur-i Shahrvaraz]] had a short reign, before he was deposed by powerful magnate [[Farrukh Hormizd]]. He then raised the Sasanian princess [[Azarmidokht]] to the throne in [[Ctesiphon]] in 630. Shortly after, the troops of prominent Sasanian general and usurper [[Shahrbaraz]] proclaimed Hormizd VI to be king in [[Nisibis]].

He maintained himself about two years in Nisibis,<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Hormizd ''s.v.'' Hormizd V|volume=13|page=694|first=Eduard|last=Meyer|author-link=Eduard Meyer}}</ref> until he was overthrown by the same troops who had previously supported him. [[Yazdegerd III]], another grandson of Khosrow II, with the support of the nobles, succeeded in becoming the sole ruler of the empire.{{sfn|Shahbazi|2004|pp=467–469}}

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== Sources ==
* {{cite encyclopedia | article = Hormozd V | last = Shahbazi | first = A. Shapur  | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hormozd-v | encyclopedia  = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XII, Fasc. 5 | pages = 467–469 | year = 2004 }}

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[[Category:631 deaths]]
[[Category:7th-century Sasanian monarchs]]
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