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Afrasiab (settlement)
Afrasiyab ( ''afrāsiyāb''; ; 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. Name and origin ''Afrā'' is the poetic form of the Persian word ''Farā'' (itself a poetic word), which means "beyond, further", while Sīāb comes from ''sīāh'' meaning "black" and ''Āb'' meaning "water", "river", "sea" (depending on the context). Scholars see it as a distortion of the Tajik language, Tajik ''Parsīāb'' (from Sogdian language, Sogdian ''Paršvāb''), meaning "above the black river" a reference to the Sīāhāb or Sīāb.According to the ''Shahnameh'' (''Book of Kings''), by the Persian epic poet Ferdowsi, Afrasiab was the king and hero of Turan and an archenemy of Iran. In Iranian mythology, Afrasiab is considered by far the most prominent of all Turya (Avesta), Turanian kings; he is a formidable warrior, a skilful general, and an agent of Ahriman, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Afrasiyab, Afrasiab, Afrosiyab, or Afrosiyob may refer to: Places *Afrasiyab (Samarkand), an ancient site of Northern Samarkand (present day Uzbekistan) **Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand, a museum on the site *Afrasiab, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province People *Afrasiyab dynasty, an Iranian Shia dynasty of Tabaristan (present-day Mazandaran province, Iran) 1349–1504 **Kiya Afrasiyab, founder and first ruler of the dynasty, reigned 1349–1359 *Afrasiyab I of Basra, originator of the title The Prince of Basra in 1596 *Afrasiyab Badalbeyli (1907–1976), Soviet Azerbaijani composer Other uses *Afrasiab, a sorcerer and emperor in the Persian epic ''Shahnameh'' *Afrosiyob, the train service name of high-speed rail in Uzbekistan {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
