Shabrang is the legendary horse of the Persian hero

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 ...

in the ''

Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 5 ...

''. In a trial of his righteousness, Siyâvash passed through a large fire riding this stallion. After his death, his son

Kai Khosrow Kay Khosrow ( fa, کیخسرو) is a legendary king of Iran of Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, ''Shahnameh''. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. Be ...

, eventually became the ruler of Persia and was among the most magnificent and benevolent rulers according to ''Shahnameh''. He disappeared and in traditional

Zoroastrian mythology Zoroastrianism is an Iranian religion and one of the world's oldest organized faiths, based on the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster. It has a dualistic cosmology of good and evil within the framework of a monotheistic o ...

, he never died and will return to bring justice riding on his father's horse Shabrang.

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Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing. Persian legendary creatures Shahnameh characters Shahnameh stories Horses in mythology {{Shahnameh-stub