Khosrau

Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosru and also Khusraw (Kasrâ in Arabic; Chosroës in Greek) was the name of a mythical Persian leader, in the Avesta known as Kavi Haosravah, with the meaning 'with good reputation'. A number of rulers of Persia and the Middle East was known by this name.

Of the Sassanid Empire of Persia
- Khosrau I of Persia 531 - 579 ("the Blessed", Anushirvan)
- Khosrau II of Persia 590 - 628 ("the Victorious", Parvez; grandson of Khosrau I).
Of the Ghaznavid Empire of Persia
- Mu'izz ud-Dawlah Khusrau Shah 1152-1160
- Taj ud-Dawlah Khusrau Malik 1160-1186
Of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rüm in Anatolia
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kay Khusrau I 1192 - 1196 and 1205 - 1211
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kay Khusrau II 1237 - 1246 and 1257-1259
- Ghiyas ad-Din Kay Khusrau III 1265 - 1282


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