Editing Shahrbaraz (section)

== Legacy ==
Shahrbaraz had played an important role in the [[Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628]], and the events that occurred after the war; his mutiny against Khosrow II caused the Sasanian Empire to fall into a civil war. After the death of Shahrbaraz, his son [[Shapur-i Shahrvaraz]] deposed Boran and became king of the Sasanian Empire. His reign, however, did not last long, and he was shortly deposed by the Sasanian nobles.<ref>{{harvnb|Pourshariati|2008|pages=204, 205}}</ref> During the same period, Niketas entered in the service of the Byzantines, and would later appear as one of the Byzantine generals at the [[Battle of Yarmouk]] during the [[Arab–Byzantine wars]].<ref name="PLRE911">{{harvnb|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|p=943}}</ref>

A detailed saga of heroism and romance evolved around Shahrbaraz later. In the Islamic period, it was transferred into the legend of Umar ibn al-Numan and his sons which became included in the ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'', itself influencing the late Byzantine epic of [[Digenes Akritas]].{{sfn|Shapur Shahbazi|1990|pp=588-599}} In the [[Syriac Literature|Syriac]] ''Life of [[Simeon of the Olives]]'', which takes place at the end of the seventh century, Sharbaraz appears anachronistically as ruler or "king of [[ Sisauranon|Sīrwān]]".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoyland |first1=Robert G. |last2=Brunner |first2=Kyle B. |last3=Tannous |first3=Jack Boulos Victor |title=The Life of Simeon of the Olives: An Entrepreneurial Saint of Early Islamic North Mesopotamia |date=2021 |publisher=Gorgias Press LLC |isbn=978-1-4632-4346-3 |pages=41, 59–60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZV-XzgEACAAJ |access-date=16 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref>