Editing Khosrow II (section)

===Domestic affairs and relations with the Byzantines===
With Khosrow's rule now restored, his aim was to now consolidate his grip over his realm, which included showing tolerance and support to his Christian subjects.{{sfn|Daryaee|Rezakhani|2016|p=43}} His wife [[Shirin]]—a Christian from [[Khuzestan]]—was the most influential of his wives, playing an important role in the royal favour that the Mesopotamian Christians enjoyed. She had a church and monastery constructed near the palace in Ctesiphon, which was used to receive a portion of the treasury for the wages of the clergy and their vestments.{{sfn|Howard-Johnston|2010}} The Arab [[Lakhmids|Lakhmids/Nasrids]], a client state located at [[al-Hira]] and its surroundings, could now openly convert to [[Nestorian Christianity]] without angering the Sasanian court.{{sfn|Howard-Johnston|2010}}

The Iranians and the Byzantines enjoyed good relations with each other for the first eleven years. This was apparent in their management of the issues that had risen in Armenia. In the 590s, many Armenian nobles and their supporters sought asylum in Iran to avoid being conscripted for [[Maurice's Balkan campaigns]]. The open borders between the two empires meant that nobles could freely immigrate to Iran and get promoted. However, when they showed signs of aspiring to fight the Byzantines, the Iranians worked together with the Byzantines to deal with the issue.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}