Castle of Oblivion

The Castle of Oblivion (Middle Persian: anōšbord), also known as the Prison of Oblivion, was a castle and political prison of the Sasanian Empire located in Khuzestan in southwestern Iran.[1]

Notable prisoners of the Castle of Oblivion
  • Arshak II, Arsacid prince, who ruled Armenia as a Roman client from 350 until 367. Captured and imprisoned during Shapur II's invasion of Armenia.[2]
  • Kavad I, Sasanian king, briefly imprisoned after being deposed by the nobility and clergy in 496.[3] He escaped several times from this prison.

References
  1. Daryaee 2009.
  2. Daryaee 2014, p. 19.
  3. Daryaee 2014, p. 27.

Sources
  • Daryaee, Touraj (2009). "SHAPUR II". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
  • Daryaee, Touraj (2014). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–240. ISBN 978-0857716668.

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