Hormizd III of Persia
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Hormizd III, king of Persia, son of Yazdegerd I, succeeded his father in 457.

He had continually to fight with his brothers and with the Ephthalites in Bactria, and was killed by Peroz in 459.

This entry was originally from an 1911 Encyclopedia.

The original article can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormizd_III_of_Persia.
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