House of Suren

House of Suren
CountrySakastan
Current headNone, extinct
MembersSurena, Gregory the Illuminator, Chihor-Vishnasp, Mehr Narseh, Mahbod
EstateSakastan
Cadet branchesGondopharids

House of Suren or Surenas (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. They held considerable influence within the Parthian Empire and were the rulers of Sistan.

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