Hormizd IV [SEP] father
ruling family of Iran, but also a royal Turkic dynasty, which according to Sebeos "made Hormizd even greater than his paternal ancestors and equally greater and wilder than his maternal relatives."
Policies.
Khosrow I had appointed Hormizd as his heir since he was aware that Hormizd had showed himself as qualified leader. Hormizd came to the throne in 579, he seems to have been imperious and violent, but not without some kindness of heart. Some very characteristic stories are told of him by al-Tabari. His
father's sympathies had been with the nobles and the priests. Hormizd IV protected the common people and introduced a severe discipline in his army and court.
When the priests demanded a persecution of the Christians, he declined on the ground that the throne and the government could only be safe if it gained the goodwill of both concurring religions. The consequence was that Hormizd raised a strong opposition in the ruling classes, which led to many executions and confiscations. These even included the famous Karenid vizier of his father, Bozorgmehr;