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House of Suren or Surenas〔.〕〔.〕 are one of two Parthian noble families explicitly mentioned by name in sources dateable to the Arsacid period.〔.〕 == History == The head of Suren family had the privilege to crown the first Parthian king in the 3rd century BC, which founded a tradition that was continued by his descendants.〔 Following the 3rd century AD defeat of the Arsacids and the subsequent rise of the Sassanids, the Surenas then switched sides and began to serve the Persians,〔.〕〔.〕 at whose court they were identified as one of the so-called "Parthian clans." The last attested scion of the family was a military commander active in northern China during the 9th century.〔.〕 It is "probable"〔 that the Surenas were landowners in Sakastan, that is, in the region between Arachosia and Drangiana in present-day southeast Iran. The Surenas appear to have governed Sistan (which derives its name from 'Sakastan' and was once a much larger region than the present day province) as their personal fiefdom.〔 "Ernst Herzfeld maintained that the dynasty of (Indo-Parthian emperor ) Gondophares represented the House of Suren."〔 ''cf.'' .〕 Other notable members of the family include the 1st century BC cavalry commander Surena and a 6th-century AD governor (''satrap'') of Armenia who attempted to establish Zoroastrianism in that country.〔.〕 Mehr Narseh, the grand vizier of four Sasanian kings, was from the House of Suren.〔Pourshariati (2008), pp. 60〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「House of Suren」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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