Sudabe

	Sudabe Sudabeh or Sodaba () is a character in the Persian language, Persian epic ''Shahnameh''. She was princess of Hamavaran kingdom and later, becomes the wife of Kay Kāvus, King of Iran (Shahnameh), Iran, and stepmother to prince Siyavash. The Story of Sudabeh According to Shahnamah, a man from Syria and Egypt started a rebellion against Kay Kāvus. During that time Kay Kāvus was in Sistan. After he heard about the rebellion, he prepared an army and went through the sea to stop the rebellion. He reached a place where Hamavaran (identified as the land of Himyar) was in front of him and the sea was behind it. Egypt was in his left while Barbarstan (probably Sudan or Somalia) was in his right. He was confronted by the king of Hamavaran, in Arab traditions, the king of Hamavaran was Dhul-Adhar. The king of Hamavaran surrendered and made an agreement with Kay Kāvus to obey his orders and to send him gold but only if Kay Kāvus went out of the land of Hamavaran. Kay Kāvus agreed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shahnameh Characters Here is a list of characters represented in the Persian literature, Persian Epic poetry, epic poem ''Shāhnāmeh'' by Ferdowsi, including both heroes and villains : A * Arash (mythology), Arash * Afrasiab * Abteen * Arnavaz * Armin * Arman B * Babak Behruwan, Babak * Bārbad * Bijan and Manijeh, Bizhan * Bahram Chobin, Bahram * Bahman * Borzou * Bijan * Behzad E * Esfandyar F Faramarz (Shahnameh), Faramarz Faranak Farangis Fereydun Farhad G Garshasp * Ghaaran * Ghobad * Shahnameh, Giv * Goodarz * Gordafarid * Garsivaz * Giti H * Haftvad * Hushang I * Īrāj * Shahnama, Iskandar J * Jamshid K * Kaveh the blacksmith * Kai Khosrow * Keshvad * Keyumars * Kai Kavoos * Katayoun * Khosrau I, Kasra * kamus * Kianoosh M * Manuchehr * Manijeh * Mardas * Mehrab Kaboli * Shahnama, Mehran N Nariman (father of Sām), Nariman Nowzar Q Kandake, Qaydafeh R Rakhsh * Roham * Rostam * Rostam Farrokhzād * Rudaba S * Saam * Salm (son of Fereydun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' (, ), also transliterated ''Shahnama'', is a long epic poem written by the Persian literature, Persian poet Ferdowsi between and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,000 distichs or couplets (two-line verses), the ''Shahnameh'' is one of the world's longest epic poems, and the longest epic poem created by a single author. It tells mainly the Persian mythology, mythical and to some extent the historical past of the Persian Empire from the creation of the world until the Muslim conquest of Persia, Muslim conquest in the seventh century. Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and the greater Greater Iran, region influenced by Persian culture such as Armenia, Dagestan, Georgia (country), Georgia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan celebrate this national epic. The work is of central importance in Persian culture and Persian language. It is regarded as a literary masterpiece, and definitive of the ethno-national cultural ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Women In Shahnameh There are many queens, princesses, heroines and witches in Ferdowsi's ''Shahnameh'' (Book of Kings), from the Iran, Turan, the Roman Empire, China, India etc. List of Women in the ''Shahnameh'' * Arezo, daughter of Mahyar * Arezo, wife of Salm * Azadeh, the lover of Bahram V Gor * Azarmidokht Azarmidokht (Middle Persian: ''Āzarmīgdukht''; New Persian: , ''Āzarmīdokht'') was Sasanian queen ('' banbishn'') of Iran from 630 to 631. She was the daughter of king (shah) Khosrow II (). She was the second Sasanian queen; her sister Boran ..., Queen of Queens of Iran * Arnavāz, wife of Zahak and later of Freydon * Spanoy, a Turanian princess * Banou of Gazor * Banou of Gordoye * Banou of Mahbod * Boran, Queen of Queens of Iran * Beh-Afarid, daughter of Kay Vishtasp * Tahmina, mother of Sohrab and wife of Rustam * Jarireh, the first wife of Siyavash * Jamag, sister of Jamshid * Rudaba, wife of Zal and the mother of Rustam * Spinvad, an Indian princess and lover of Bahram V Gor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hamavaran Hāmāvarān () is a place in Shahnameh and other Iranian writings. The consensus between scholars is that Hamavaran is usually identified with Yemen. According to Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob, it is an altered form of Himyarite Kingdom. Hamavaran background In some old writings, the name was mentioned as Sambarān, Shambarān, Shammarān, Samarān, and Shamarān. It has been suggested that these forms consists of "Shammar + ān". Shammar in the name of a Himyarite king in 3rd century, and so, Shammarān means "the land of Shammar".The journal of History of Iran, Issue 62, Yemen in Persian literature, p 191 In Middle Persian texts, Yemen is mentioned as Yamar, Yambar and Yamyar and that could be a possible form of Hāmāvarān. There are many stories about Hamavaran in Persian literature. In Shahnameh, Kay Kavus fell in love with the daughter of Hamavaran's king, Sudabe. In Shahnameh, Hamavaran is located far away from Iran, and Kay Kavus goes to Hāmāvarān through sea. Hāmāvarān ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]