Last Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to Shahnameh
Garshasp slays the dragon. Miniature from the Jainesque Shahnama. India, c. 1425-1450. Museum RietbergGarshasp fighting the sagsars who are using tree branches as weapons. Miniature by Sadiqi Beg from Garshaspnama. Iran, 1573. British Library
This article is about the mythological hero. For the 2011 video game, see Garshasp: The Monster Slayer.
Garshāsp (Persian: گرشاسپpronounced[gæɹ'ʃɒːsp]) was, in Persian mythology, the last Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to 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 Iranian mythology. The Avestan form of his name is Kərəsāspa and in Middle Persian his name is Kirsāsp.
Garshasp is depicted as a dragonslayer in the Avesta. In Zoroastrian eschatology, Garshasp's resurrection was depicted. His role was to slay the monster Zahhak.
Garshāsp (Persian: گرشاسپ pronounced [gæɹ'ʃɒːsp]) was, in Persian mythology, the last Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to Shahnameh....
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al-adwīa. He later went to Nakhjavan and completed his seminal work, the Garshāsp-nama (dedicated to Abu Dolaf, ruler of Nakhjavan), in 1065–1066. Asadi...
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by his son Faramurz. While in Hamadan another Kakuyid, Garshasp I, took power. In 1095, Garshasp II became the new emir of the Kakuyid dynasty, and was...
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he is elected king by the Iranians, and the descendants of Nowzar—Zou, Garshasp and Gastham—pay him allegiance. Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Dick Davis trans. (2006)...
(Fereydun) is born; and Thrita to whom Urvaxshaya and Keresaspa (Karshasp and Garshasp) are born. The latter two are also characters in priestly heroic tradition...
Empire Kara-Khanids Kakuyids Commanders and leaders Yelü Dashi Ahmed Sanjar Garshasp II † Mahmud Qarakhan Strength 20,000 – 300,000-700,000 (exaggerated Muslim...
Jumada-l awwal, January 23, 1628, upon his orders, Dawar, his brother Garshasp, Shahryar, and Tahmuras and Hoshang, sons of the deceased Prince Daniyal...
Those put to death included his brother Shahryar; his nephews Dawar and Garshasp, sons of Shah Jahan's previously executed brother Prince Khusrau; and his...
by the Saka or Sistani heroes who appear as the backbone of the Empire. Garshasp is briefly mentioned with his son Nariman, whose own son Sam acted as the...
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