Editing Khosrow I (section)

== Background ==
[[File:Plate with king hunting rams MET DT921 (Cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Kavad I]] on a [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanid]] plate]]
Khosrow I was reportedly born between 512 and 514 at [[Ardestan]], a town located in the [[Spahan (province)|Spahan]] province in central Iran.{{sfn|Hillenbrand|1986|pp=385–387}}{{sfn|Crone|1991|p=35 (note 25)}} The town, dating back to the [[Achaemenid]] period, thrived during Khosrow's age, and also included a [[fire temple]], which was said to be founded by the mythological [[Kayanian dynasty|Kayanian]] king [[Kay Bahman]],{{sfn|Hillenbrand|1986|pp=385–387}} from whom the Sasanians claimed their descent.{{sfn|Khaleghi-Motlagh|1988|p=489}} Khosrow was the youngest son of [[Kavad I]], the ruling Sasanian shah.{{sfn|Schindel|2013a|pp=136–141}} His mother was an [[House of Ispahbudhan|Ispahbudhan]] princess, who was the sister of the leading Iranian general [[Bawi]].<ref>{{harvnb|Martindale|1992|pp=381–382}}; {{harvnb|Pourshariati|2008|pp=110–111}}</ref> The Ispahbudhan were one of the [[Seven Great Houses of Iran]] that formed the elite aristocracy of the [[Sasanian Empire]]. In particular, they enjoyed such a high status that they were acknowledged as "kin and partners of the Sasanians".{{sfn|Pourshariati|2008|p=118}} The family also held the important position of ''[[spahbed]]'' of the West, i.e., the Sasanian Empire's southwestern regions (''[[Khwarwaran]]'').<ref>{{harvnb|Pourshariati|2008|pp=106–108}}; {{harvnb|Shahbazi|1989|pp=180–182}}</ref>

Following the tradition of the aristocratic or upper-class families, Khosrow would have started at school (''frahangestān'') between the ages of five and seven.{{sfn|Tafazzoli|1997|p=179-180}} There he would learn to write and would learn the ''[[yasht]]s'', ''Hadokht'', ''Bayān Yasn'' and ''[[Vendidad]]'', following the same pattern of schooling made for a future priest (''[[herbad|herbed]]'').{{sfn|Tafazzoli|1997|p=179-180}} Furthermore, he would listen to the Middle Persian translation of the [[Avesta]], the [[Zend]].{{sfn|Tafazzoli|1997|p=179-180}} Afterwards, he would be schooled in riding, archery, [[polo]] (''[[chovgan]]'') and military creativity.{{sfn|Tafazzoli|1997|p=179-180}}