Bacurius III of Iberia

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Who was Bacurius III of Iberia?

Bakur III was the last Chosroid king of Iberia upon whose death the Iberian monarchy was abolished by Sassanid Iran.

He succeeded his father, King P'arsman VI, as the king of Iberia. The date of his accession to the throne is unknown but he ruled as contemporary of Hormizd IV of Iran. Bakur's authority was rather limited and hardely extended beyond his fortress at Ujarma while the capital Tbilisi, and Inner Iberia was governed more directly by the Sassanids. When he died in 580, Hormizd IV took opportunity to abolish the kingship in Iberia.

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