me hr ▁is ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 4 9 8 , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁sons ▁of ▁the ▁powerful ▁no blem an ▁Su kh ra . ▁He ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Kar en , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁Great ▁H ouses ▁of ▁Iran , ▁which ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁Ar s ac id ▁prince ▁Kar en . ▁The ▁Kar en ▁family ▁claimed ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁legend ary ▁P ish d ad ian ▁sh ah ▁Man uche hr , ▁and ▁were ▁based ▁in ▁N ih av and ▁in ▁Media . ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁sh ah ▁Pero z ▁I ▁() ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Her at , ▁Su kh ra ▁became ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁r uler ▁of ▁Iran . ▁He ▁was ▁eventually ▁defeated ▁and ▁executed ▁by ▁K av ad ▁I , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Kar en ▁family ▁being ▁heavily ▁weak ened , ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁being ▁ex iled ▁to ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁Tab ar istan ▁and ▁Z ab ul istan , ▁which ▁was ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁court ▁in ▁C tes i phon . ▁In ▁ 4 9 6 , ▁K av ad ▁I ▁was ▁de posed ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Maz d ak ite ▁movement , ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁having ▁Su kh ra ▁executed . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁After ▁K av ad ▁I ▁had ▁rec laimed ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁throne ▁from ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Jam asp ▁in ▁ 4