JĀMĀSP
Sasanian king. He ascended to the throne in 496 (or possibly early 497) when his brother, the king of kings Kawād I, was deposed. Jāmāsp, like Kawād, was a son of the Sasanian ruler Pērōz (r. 459-84).
JĀMĀSP, Sasanian king for a short period (ca. 496-97 CE). This entry is divided into two sections.