What was the name of Khosrow II's son who imprisoned and killed him?
Kavad II
Hormizd V
Ardashir III
Yazdegerd III
Answer
Khosrow II's son, Kavad II, imprisoned and killed him after a civil war and interregnum in the Sasanian Empire. Kavad II's actions led to the reversal of all Sasanian gains in the war against the Byzantines and set the stage for the eventual Muslim conquest of Iran.
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