Shahnameh characters

200px|thumbnail|right|Painting of Garsivaz in the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp Garsivaz (also Garsiwaz, Gersiwaz or Karsivaz) ( ) is a mythical Turanian character, referred to in Shahnameh ('Book of Kings') by the Persian epic-poet Ferdowsi. He is the brother of Afrasiab, king of Turan. He convinced his brother to kill Syavash, which in turn resulted in a number of battles between the Iranian and Afrasiab forces.

thumb|250px|The Death of Rostam and His Killing Shaghad thumb|The death of the hero Rustam and his horse Rakhsh Shaghad or Shoghad () was the half-brother of Rostam, the mighty Iranian hero of the Shahnameh, who killed Rostam by dropping him into a pit full of swords or other sharp objects.

Iranian mythological figure

Sukhra (also spelled Sufaray, Sufray, Surkhab, '''Sarafra'i') was an Iranian nobleman from the House of Karen, who was the de facto'' ruler of the Sasanian Empire from 484 to 493. He was active during the reign of shah Peroz I (r. 457-484), Balash (r. 484 – 488) and Kavad I (r. 488-496). He is often confused with his father Zarmihr Hazarwuxt and son Zarmihr Karen.

thumb|Pashang discusses the invasion of Iran. Miniature by Sadiqi Beg from the [[Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II. Qazvin, 1576–77. Aga Khan Museum]] Pashang () is the name of two separate characters in Persian Mythology. According to Ferdowsi's epic, the Shahnameh, he is of the race of Tur, the son of Fereydun and the father of Afrasiab. He was an early king of Turan. In Bal'ami's Tarikhnama he is the son of Gayumars, the first king in the world, and is murdered by demons. In some manuscripts, the name is written Hushang.

thumb|right|Kay Bahman's attack on [[Sistan and defeat of Faramarz in the Jami al-tawarikh, written by Hafiz-i Abru. (Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art)]]

Jamaspa ( ; ) is a figure from the Iranian national history, where he appears as an official at the court of Vishtaspa and overall important figure in the early history of Zoroastrianism.

250px|thumb|right|16th-century Shahnameh illustration of Anoshazad. Anōshazād, known in the Shahnameh as Nōshzād (), was a Sasanian prince who led a revolt in the southwestern province of Khuzistan in the 540s. He was the oldest son of king Khosrow I (), while his mother was a Christian and the daughter of the judge (dadwar) of Ray. He may have attempted to receive the support of the Christians of Iran in his revolt. In the view of one historian, his revolt represented an unsuccessful attempt by the Christian elites of Khuzistan to increase their political power and status.

Love story in Shahnameh epic poem

one of the main Iranian heroes in the Shahnameh

thumb|260px|The court watches Siyâvash - falsely accused by Sudabeh - undertake ordeal by fire to prove his innocence of her rape Sudabeh or Sodaba () is a character in the Persian epic Shahnameh. She was princess of Hamavaran kingdom and later, becomes the wife of Kay Kāvus, King of Iran, and stepmother to prince Siyavash.

thumb|250px|"Siyâvash|Siavush Marries Farangis". Folio from a Shahnameh, painted by [[Mo'en Mosavver in Isfahan, Iran, dated 1654]]

Shabrang ("[having] the colour of night") is the legendary horse of the Persian hero Siyâvash in the Shahnameh. In a trial of his righteousness, Siyâvash passed through a large fire riding this stallion. After his death, his son Kai Khosrow, 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, he never died and will return to bring justice riding on his father's horse Shabrang.

legendary king of Iran, who ruled Zoroastrian Persia in the 4th century BCE

mythical character

mythical hero of Iranian mythology

thumb|right|Ashkbous in the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp Ashkbous () is a Keshanian hero in Shahnameh who fights with Iranians in the Battle of Kamous-e Kashani. In Bondari's translation of Shahnameh into Arabic, his name is given as Askbos. In the story of Kamous, Ashkbous first fights with Rohham and defeats him, but he himself was defeated and killed by Rostam who was fighting on foot without Rakhsh. The battle of Rostam and Ashkbous was a popular choice in Persian miniature. It has been suggested that Kashanians or Koshanians are related to Kushan Empire.

thumb|A Persian miniature from a 15th-century manuscript of the [[Shahnameh depicting Ardashir killing Hafvād's worm.]]