Garshasp
Sign in to savethumb|Garshasp slays the dragon. Miniature from the Jainesque Shahnama. India, c. 1425-1450. [[Rietberg Museum]] thumb|Garshasp fighting cynocephaly|cynocephali (sagsār), who are using tree branches as weapons. Miniature by [[Sadiqi Beg from Garshasp-nama. Iran, 1573. British Library]]
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Garshasp in Zoroastrian literature
- Garshasp and the Aži Sruvara
- Garshasp and the Gandarəβa
- Garshasp and Dahāg
- In Persian literature
- In the ''Shāhnāma''
- In the Garshāspnāma
- Rule
- Bibliography
thumb|Garshasp slays the dragon. Miniature from the Jainesque Shahnama. India, c. 1425-1450. [[Rietberg Museum]] thumb|Garshasp fighting cynocephaly|cynocephali (sagsār), who are using tree branches as weapons. Miniature by [[Sadiqi Beg from Garshasp-nama. Iran, 1573. British Library]]
Garshāsp ( ) was, in Iranian mythical history, the last emperor of Pishdadian Iran according to the Shahnameh. He was a descendant of Zaav, ruling over the Persian Empire for about nine years. His name is shared with a monster-slaying hero in Persian mythology. The Avestan form of his name is Kərəsāspa.
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