Zangay-i Shavaran () is an Iranian hero at the time of

Kay Khosrow Kay Khosrow () is a legendary king of Iran of Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book ''Shahnameh''. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. Before Kay Khosrow wa ...

. His fame is in relation to Siyavash's wife, Jawira. After

Siyâvash Siyâvash (), also spelled Siyâvoš or Siavash (), is a major figure in the ''Shahnameh''. He is introduced by Ferdowsi as the son of Kay Kāvus, who reigns as Shah in the earliest days of Greater Iran for over a century. His name means "the o ...

death, Iranians did not know about Siyavash family in Turan. Only two Iranians knew of Siavash and Jawira marriage, and Zangay-i Shavaran and

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were both.

The story of Zangeh

In Kay Khosrow first attack on Turan, was commander of the Tous Corps, and he moved the Corps out of

Farud Farud or Forud (Persian: فرود) was an ancient king of Kelat in his early youth and makes up a chapter in the Shahnameh "The Book of Kings" (940-1020) by Ferdowsi where he is mentioned as the brother of Kai Khosrow. After becoming the ruler of ...

territory. And Farud was the Keikhosro vector but the governor of

Afrasiab 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 po ...

.Farud and Kay Khosrow never met, and Farud was killed in the attack. When

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was surrounded by Iranians at the center of the Farud government, Farud came to his mother Javiera. And he told his mother how to identify myself with the Iranians. His mother said: Search two people inside the Iranian army, one is Zangay-i Shavaran and the other is

. And so Zangay-i Shavaran enters the literature of Iran-Turan war.

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Ferdowsi Abu'l-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi (also Firdawsi, ; 940 – 1019/1025) was a Persians, Persian poet and the author of ''Shahnameh'' ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poetry, epic poems created by a single poet, and the gre ...

Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing.

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