Aspacures III explained

Aspacures III
Succession:King of Iberia
Reign:380-394
Predecessor:Mihrdat III
Successor:Trdat
Issue:Pharasmanes IV
Mihrdat IV
Dynasty:Chosroid dynasty

Aspacures III (or Varaz-Bakur II, Georgian: ვარაზ-ბაკურ II), of the Chosroid Dynasty, was the king (mepe) of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from c. 380 to 394.

Biography

He was the son and successor of Mirdat III and was married to the daughter of Trdat, his relative and successor.

He is credited by the Georgian chronicles with the construction of the church of Tsilkani.[1]

During his reign, the Roman Empire signed the Peace of Acilisene with Sassanid Iran in which it admitted to the loss of Iberia and a greater portion of Armenia. His sons were Pharasmanes and Mihrdat.[2]

Notes and References

  1. [Rapp, Stephen H.]
  2. [Ronald Grigor Suny|Suny, Ronald Grigor]