When the dark body of Yazdegerd the Sinner was committed to the silent tomb, the grandees and warlords of Iran wept not out of sorrow, but in deep relief that the tyrant's reign of terror had ended. From every corner of the empire, the high nobles assembled near Pars—among them Kanarang, the enlightened Mobad, the formidable Gostahm who could slay an elephant from horseback, Qaren son of Goshasp, Milad, the Marzban of Pars, and Piroz the mace-wielder. All had suffered under Yazdegerd’s cruel scorn.
Before the solemn assembly, Goshasp the Scribe stood forth and delivered a fiery address. He proclaimed that since the dawn of creation, no monarch had ever ruled with such malice, enriching his treasury by wringing the blood of the poor and slaughtering the noble. He declared that Prince Bahram, raised under the tutelage of Munzhir the Arab, shared the very spirit and mind of his tyrannical sire. Moved by his words, the Iranian nobles swore mighty oaths that no scion of Yazdegerd’s bloodline would ever sit upon the Sun Throne of Iran.
Yet as word of Yazdegerd's demise reverberated across the realms, chaos erupted. Regional lords—such as the Alan Shah, the noble commanders of Pars, Bivard, and the golden-crested chieftains of Shegnan—raised their banners, each claiming the crown from the earth to the stars. The empire fractured into turmoil, like a lush meadow left unguarded without a shepherd.
Seeing the realm in grave peril, the Mobads and warlords convened once more in Pars to search for a righteous ruler who could quench the flames of rebellion. Their eyes turned to Khosrow the Elder, a man of venerable age, noble lineage, untainted generosity, and profound wisdom. The heroes of Iran entrusted him with the royal crown and throne, and armies gathered under his benevolent banner to restore peace to the realm.