Zangay-i Shavaran () is an Iranian hero at the time of
Kay Khosrow. His fame is in relation to Wife Siyavash
Jawira. After
Siyâvash
Siyâvash ( fa, سیاوش, via Middle Persian Siyâwaxš, from Avestan Syâvaršan) or Siyâvoš or Siavash ( fa, سياووش), is a major figure in Ferdowsi's epic, the ''Shahnameh''. He was a legendary Iranian prince from the earliest days o ...
death, Iranians did not know about Siyavash family in Turan. Only two Iranians knew of Siavash and Jawira marriage, and Zangay-i Shavaran and
Bahram were both.
The story of Zangeh
In Kay Khosrow first attack on Turan, was commander of the
Tous Corps, and he moved the Corps out of
Farud
Farud or Forud was an ancient king of Kelat in his early youth and makes up a chapter in the Shahnameh "The Book of Kings" (940-1020) by Ferdowsi where he is mentioned as the brother of Kai Khosrow.
After becoming the ruler of ancient Iran Kai K ...
territory. And Farud was the Keikhosro vector but the governor of
Afrasiab
Afrasiab ( fa, ''afrāsiyāb''; ae, Fraŋrasyan; Middle-Persian: ''Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk'') is the name of the mythical king and hero of Turan. He is the main antagonist of the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi.
The mythical king ...
.
[Farud and Kay Khosrow never met, and Farud was killed in the attack.] When
Charam was surrounded by Iranians at the center of the Farud government, Farud came to his mother Javiera. And he told his mother how to identify myself with the Iranians. His mother said: Search two people inside the Iranian army, one is Zangay-i Shavaran and the other is
Bahram. And so Zangay-i Shavaran enters the literature of
Iran-Turan war.
References
Sources
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Ferdowsi Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing.
External links
Shahnameh characters
Shahnameh stories
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