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Bacurius II | |
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King of Iberia | |
Reign | 534-547 |
Predecessor | Dachi |
Successor | Pharasmanes V |
Dynasty | Chosroid dynasty |
Bakur II ( Georgian: ბაკურ II, Latinized as Bacurius), of the Chosroid Dynasty, was a king ( mepe) of Iberia (natively known as Kartli; ancient Georgia) from 534 to 547.
The name Bacurius is the Latin form of the Greek Bakour (Βάκουρ), itself a variant of the Middle Iranian Pakur, derived from Old Iranian bag-puhr ('son of a god'). [1] [2] The name "Bakur" is the Georgian (ბაკურ) and Armenian (Բակուր) attestation of Middle Iranian Pakur. [1]
Bakur was the son and successor of King Dachi. According to the medieval Georgian chronicler Juansher, he died leaving young children and Iberia fell under Sassanid control. [3] He had two children, Pharasmanes V and one of the parents of Pharasmanes VI.