Scene from the Shahnameh. Afrasiyab (standing figure) executes Nauzar (lying down). Wellcome Library.
This article is about an Iranian mythical hero. For the village in Iran, see Afrasiab, Iran. For the ancient site of northern Samarkand, see Afrasiyab (Samarkand). For other uses, see Afrasiyab.
Afrasiab (Persian: افراسيابafrāsiyāb; Avestan: 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.
Afrasiab (Persian: افراسياب afrāsiyāb; Avestan: Fraŋrasyan; Middle-Persian: Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk) is the name of the mythical king and hero of Turan. He...
The Afrasiab murals, also called the Paintings of the Ambassadors, is a rare example of Sogdian art. It was discovered in 1965 when the local authorities...
Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand (Uzbek: Afrosiyob-Samarqand shahar tarixi muzeyi) is a museum located at the historical site of Afrasiyab, one of the largest...
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is ruled over by the evil and egotistical King Afrasiab. In the garden, he meets Manijeh, Afrasiab's beautiful daughter. They fall madly in love; however...
Look up Afrasiab in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Afrasiyab, Afrasiab, Afrosiyab, or Afrosiyob may refer to: Afrasiyab (Samarkand), an ancient site...
Kegan Paul. pp. 747–753. ISBN 90-04-08114-3. Bosworth, C. E. (1984). "Āl-e Afrāsīāb". Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, Vol. I, Fasc. 7. New York. pp. 742–743...
in the 7th century CE. He succeeded King Shishpin. He is known from the Afrasiab murals of Afrasiyab in Samarkand, where he is seen being visited by embassies...
within the earth (named the hankana in Avestan, hang-e-Afrasiab in middle Persian) where Afrasiab has his "metal-encircled" kingdom that is immune to mortal...
by his maternal grandfather Afrasiab. Kay Khosrow was trained as a child in the desert by Piran, the wise vizier of Afrasiab. His paternal grandfather was...
archaeological chess artifacts – ivory pieces – were excavated in ancient Afrasiab, today's Samarkand, in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, and date to about 760...
delegates appear together with Chinese envoys in the 7th century CE murals of Afrasiab in Samarkand. The Chinese delegates (left in the mural) form an embassy...
Afrasiab Khan castle (Persian: قلعه افراسیاب خان) is a historical castle located in Arsanjan County in Fars Province, The longevity of this fortress dates...
1274–1288) Afrasiab I (r. 1288–1296) Nusrat al-Din Ahmad (r. 1296–1330) Rukn al-Din Yusuf Shah II (r. 1330–1340) Muzaffar al-Din Afrasiab II (r. 1340–1355)...
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...
during an audience with King Varkhuman of Samarkand. They are identified by the two feathers on top of their head. 648–651 AD, Afrasiab murals, Samarkand....
Afrasiab or Afrasiabi may refer to: Name of the mythical King Afrasiab, hero of Turan and an enemy of Iran Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, a political scientist and...
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