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Afshin ( fa, افشین / ''Afšīn'') is a common

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

given name, which is a modern

word derived from

Avestan Avestan (), or historically Zend, is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages: Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd millennium BCE) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BCE). They are known only from their conjoined use as the scrip ...

. Afshin was used by the Sogdians. Historically, it was the princely title of the rulers of Osrushana at the time of the Muslim conquest. The Afshins of Osrushana were an

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

principality A principality (or sometimes princedom) can either be a monarchical feudatory or a sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a regnant-monarch with the title of prince and/or princess, or by a monarch with another title considered to fall under ...

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

of whom the later

Abbasid The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

general

Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin Ḥaydar ibn Kāwūs ( ar, حيدر بن كاوس, fa, خِیذَر اِبنِ کاووس, Kheyzar ebn-e Kāvus), better known by his hereditary title of al-Afshīn ( ar, الأفشين, fa, اَفشین, Afshin), was a senior general of Sogd ...

is the most famous.

Etymology

''Afšīn'' is the Arabicized form of the

Middle Persian Middle Persian or Pahlavi, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg () in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire. For some time after the Sasanian collapse, Middle Per ...

''Pišīn'', which traces back to the

''Pisinah''. In pre-Islamic Iranian tradition, it is the name of a grandson of Kayānid king Kavād ( Yt. 13.132, 19.71). In the Islamic period, it is found as a proper name attested by

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

historians in the form ''Ōšin'' (from ''Awšin'').AFŠĪN
in Encyclopedia Iranica.

C.E. Bosworth Clifford Edmund Bosworth FBA (29 December 1928 – 28 February 2015) was an English historian and Orientalist, specialising in Arabic and Iranian studies. Life Bosworth was born on 29 December 1928 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire (now ...

. Online edition. 2010.

People

;Historical *

(died 841), Abbasid general * Bishr al-Afshini, (died 918), Abbasid military commander *

Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Saj Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Saj () also known as Muhammad al-Afshin (died 901), an Iranian appointed general of al-Mu'tadid, was the first Sajid amir of Azerbaijan, from 889 or 890 until his death. He was the son of Abi'l-Saj Devdad. Early career Like th ...

(died 901), Sājid ruler of

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

* Afshin Bey (disappeared 1077), Khorasani Turkmen commander of the

Seljuk Empire The Great Seljuk Empire, or the Seljuk Empire was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian tradition, Turko-Persian, Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim empire, founded and ruled by the Qiniq (tribe), Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. It spanned a total are ...

;Given name * Afshin (singer), full name Afshin Jafari, Iranian pop star * Afshin Ellian (born 1966), Iranian-Dutch professor of law, philosopher, poet, and critic of political Islam * Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (born 1992), Iranian footballer * Afshin Feiz, Iranian-born British photographer and ex fashion designer * Afshin Ghaffarian (born 1986), Iranian choreographer, director, dancer, and actor * Afshin Ghotbi (born 1964), Iranian football coach *

Afshin Habibzadeh Afshin Habibzadeh ( fa, افشین حبیب‌زاده) is an Iranian workers' rights activist and reformist politician. He currently serves as an alternative member in the City Council of Tehran The Islamic City Council of Tehran ( fa, شور� ...

, Iranian workers' rights activist and reformist politician * Afshin Hajipour (born 1975), Iranian footballer * Afshin Kamaei (born 1974), Iranian footballer * Afshin Kazemi (born 1986), Iranian futsal player * Afshin Moghaddam (1945–1976), Iranian singer * Afshin Mohebbi, Iranian-born United States businessman * Afshin Molavi, Iranian-American author and expert on global geo-political risk and geo-economics, particularly the Middle East and Asia * Afshin Naghouni (born 1969), Iranian-born British visual artist *

Afshin Nazemi Afshin Nazemi ( fa, افشین ناظمی; born 20 February 1971 in Sowme'eh Sara, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and the retired player who is currently manager of Gilanmehr Fouman. Playing career He began his career as a football player i ...

(born 1971), Iranian football player and coach *

Afshin Peyrovani Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyrovani ( fa, افشين پیروانی, born 6 February 1970 in Shiraz, Iran) is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and Amir Hossein Peyrovani. He is a Foo ...

(born 1970), Iranian footballer and a football coach *

Afshin Norouzi Afshin Noroozi ( fa, افشین نوروزی, born 22 April 1985 in Ahvaz) is an Iranian table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the p ...

(born 1985), Iranian table tennis player *

Afshin Parsaeian Rad Afshin Parsaeian Rad (born 1 February 1980) is an Iranian former footballer who previously plays for Persitara North Jakarta in the Indonesia Super League Liga 1 ( en, League 1), also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons with Bank Rakya ...

(born 1980), Iranian footballer *

Afshin Rattansi Afshin Rattansi (born 1968) is a British broadcaster, journalist and author who presents ''Going Underground'' broadcast around the world except in the UK and EU, on television stations including the RT network, formerly known as Russia Today. ...

(born 1968), British broadcaster, journalist and author *

Afshin Sadeghi Afshin Sadeghi ( fa, افشین صادقی, born 25 March 1993) is an Iranian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt play ...

(born 1993), Iranian handball player *

Afshin Zinouri Afshin Zinouri ( fa, افشين زی‌نوری; born April 23, 1976) is an Iranian voice actor who is known for Persian voice-dubbing foreign films and TV programs. He was born in Tehran. He is known for dubbing over Elijah Wood's role as Fro ...

(born 1976), Iranian voice actor who is known for Persian voice-dubbing foreign films and TV programs ;Surname * Arash Afshin (born 1989), Iranian footballer *

Nazanin Afshin-Jam Nazanin Afshin-Jam ( fa, نازنین افشین جم, ''Nāzanin Afŝin Jam'', born April 11, 1979) is an Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author and public speaker. She is a former Miss World Canada. She is also president and co-founder o ...

(born 1979), Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author

Places

Afşin Afşin is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Afşin-Elbistan power stations Two coal fired power stations are operational and are said to be damaging health via air pollution Air po ...

, a town in the Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey

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