Editing Khosrow II (section)

=== Turko-Hephthalite invasion ===
In ca. 606/607, Khosrow recalled [[Smbat IV Bagratuni]] from [[Sasanian Armenia]] and sent him to repel the [[Western Turkic Khaganate|Turko]]-[[Hephthalites]], who had raided as far as [[Spahan (satrapy)|Spahan]] in central Iran. Smbat, with the aid of an Iranian prince named Datoyean, repelled the Turko-Hephthalites from Iran, and plundered their domains in [[Greater Khorasan|eastern Khorasan]], where Smbat is said to have killed their king in single combat.{{sfn|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|pp=1363–1364}} Khosrow then gave Smbat the honorific title ''Khosrow Shun'' ("the Joy or Satisfaction of Khosrow"),{{sfn|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|pp=1363–1364}} while his son [[Varaztirots II Bagratuni]] received the honorific name ''Javitean Khosrow'' ("Eternal Khosrow").{{sfn|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|pp=1363–1364}}{{sfn|Pourshariati|2008|pp=153–154}}

[[Sebeos]] describes the event as:

{{Cquote|He [Khosrow] ordered that a huge elephant be adorned and brought to the chamber. He commanded that [Smbat's son] Varaztirots' (who was called Javitean Khosrow by the king), be seated atop [the elephant]. And he ordered treasures scattered on the crowd. He wrote [to Smbat] a hrovartak [expressing] great satisfaction and summoned him to court with great honor and pomp. [Smbat] died in the 28th year of [Khosrow's] reign [618–19].{{sfn|Soudavar|2012}}}}