id ▁family , ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Mih ran , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁Par th ian ▁cl ans ▁of ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁J av ans h ir ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Var az ▁Gr ig or , ▁a ▁prince ▁of ▁Gard man ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Mih ran id ▁family , ▁and ▁an ▁I ber ian ▁prin cess ▁named ▁Gor id ou xt . ▁In ▁ 6 3 7 ▁Var az ▁Gr ig or ▁was ▁bapt ised ▁and ▁declared ▁Christian ity ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁religion ▁of ▁C au cas ian ▁Alban ia , ▁thus ▁making ▁his ▁son , ▁J av ans h ir , ▁convert ▁too . ▁However , ▁Var az ▁was ▁de posed ▁by ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁king ▁who ▁didn ' t ▁acknow ledge ▁his ▁conversion ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁Thus ▁J av ans h ir ▁became ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁C au cas ian ▁Alban ia . ▁ ▁Re ign ▁J av ans h ir ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁bra very ▁and ▁intelligence ; ▁he ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁Arab s ▁during ▁the ▁Muslim ▁con quest ▁of ▁Pers ia ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁Empire , ▁and ▁was ▁reward ed ▁by ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁king ▁Y az de ger d ▁III ▁himself ▁two ▁golden ▁spe ars , ▁two ▁golden ▁shield s ▁and ▁a ▁flag , ▁probably ▁the ▁D raf sh ▁e ▁K av ian . ▁In ▁ 6 3 6 , ▁he