Yazdegerd II of Persia

Yazdegerd II, ("made by God," Izdegerdes), king of Persia was the son of Bahram V Gor and reigned from 438 to 457.

He persecuted the Christians and Jews, and had a short war with Rome in 441. He tried to extend his kingdom in the East and fought against the Kushans and Kidarites (or Huns).

This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.