Editing Hormizd I (section)

== Reign ==
Little is known of Hormizd's reign.{{sfn|Shayegan|2004|pp=462-464}} He reportedly gave the Zoroastrian priest [[Kartir]] clothes that were worn by the upper class, the cap and belt (''[[kulāf]] ud kamarband'') and appointed him as the chief priest (''[[mobad|mowbed]]'').{{sfn|Daryaee|2014|p=76}}{{sfn|Shayegan|2004|pp=462-464}} Like his father, Hormizd also granted the [[Manichaeism|Manichaean]] prophet [[Mani (prophet)|Mani]] permission to continue his preaching.{{sfn|Kia|2016|p=246}} It is unclear why Hormizd supported Kartir and Mani, both of whom represented a different religion.{{sfn|Daryaee|2014|p=10}} The [[Iranologist]] [[Touraj Daryaee]] has suggested that it was possibly part of his attempt to control both religions, which were both seeking to become the main religion in the empire.{{sfn|Daryaee|2014|p=10}} According to the Iranologist [[Prods Oktor Skjaervo]], Hormizd was like his two predecessors, a "lukewarm Zoroastrian".{{sfn|Skjærvø|2012}} Hormizd is usually given the epithet of ''nēw'' or ''yaxī/yaxē'' (both meaning "brave") in Manichean [[Middle Iranian]] sources, possibly indicating his accomplishments in warfare.{{sfn|Shayegan|2004|pp=462-464}} It was seemingly under Hormizd that the two New Year festivals ([[Nowruz]]) in the month of [[Farvardin|Farwardin]] were linked together to design a festival that lasted six days.{{sfn|Stausberg|Vevaina|Tessmann|2015|p=383}} In primary sources, Hormizd is credited as the founder of the city of Hormizd-Ardashir (present-day [[Ahvaz]]), however, in some instances Ardashir I is also attributed as its founder.{{sfn|Shayegan|2004|pp=462-464}} Modern historians (citing ''[[Šahrestānīhā ī Ērānšahr]]'') usually consider Hormizd to be its actual founder.{{sfn|Shayegan|2004|pp=462-464}} He also founded the city of Ram-Hormizd-Ardashir (meaning "Ardashir's peace of Hormizd"), abbreviated as [[Ram-Hormizd]].{{sfn|Jalalipour|2015|pp=15–16}} He refounded the city of [[Artemita]] as [[Dastagird]], whose royal residence would later serve as an important place for the ''shahanshahs'' [[Khosrow I]] ({{reign|531|579}}) and [[Khosrow II]] ({{reign|590|628}}).{{sfn|Badiyi|2020|p=210}}{{sfn|Brunner|1983|p=758}} Hormizd was not succeeded by his son Hormozdak, but by his brother Bahram (who became known as [[Bahram I]]), who ascended the throne with the aid of Kartir.{{sfn|Shahbazi|1988|pp=514–522}}{{sfn|Shahbazi|2005}} According to local folklore, Hormizd was buried in Ram-Hormizd.{{sfn|Badiyi|2020|p=210}}