mazdak a zoroastrian

Mazdak
Mazdak was a Zoroastrian priest who in 494 AD rose up against Sasanian wealth and corruption. Mazdak advocated justice and equality. He believed that the rich should share their wealth with the poor.
The Sasanian king, Kavad I (on the right), joined Mazdak's movement. But the Zoroastrian priests and the nobility, who were afraid to lose their wealth and power, imprisoned the king and put his brother on the throne.
Eventually, King Kavad managed to escape and reclaimed his throne. But he had to give up Mazdakism. In 524 AD, the Crown Prince Khosrow Anushiravan ordered Mazdak's execution. Many of his followers were also put to death.
Mazdak's movement, however, remained very popular in Central Asia for many centuries.