House of Suren | |
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Country | Sakastan |
Current head | None, extinct |
Members | Surena, Gregory the Illuminator, Chihor-Vishnasp, Mehr Narseh, Mahbod |
Estate(s) | Sakastan |
Cadet branches | Gondopharids |
House of Suren or Surenas[1][2] (Parthian: 𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭍 Surēn, Middle Persian: 𐭮𐭥𐭫𐭩𐭭) is one of two[c] Parthian noble families explicitly mentioned by name in sources dateable to the Arsacid period.[3]