 Zruanduxt was the daughter of the Sasanian King Ardashir II who reigned from 379 until 383 and was the cousin of the Sasanian King Shapur III who reigned from 383 until 388 by an unnamed mother.Zruanduxt was born and raised in Ctesiphon, the capital of the Sasanian Empire.Little is known on her life prior to marrying the King Khosrov IV of Armenia.