Afrasiab
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In Iranian legend, Afrasiab, also known as Fraŋrasyan, is the king and hero of Turan in Iranian national history. He is the main antagonist of the Iranians in the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Fe
Scene from the Shahnameh. Afrasiab (standing figure) executes Nauzar (lying down)
Bahram Gur Fights the Horned Wolf, folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama
IRAN Miniatur by UNESCO 1957
The Court of Gayumars
Turan
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Turan is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical region, or a culture. The original Turan
Afrasiab
…In Iranian legend, Afrasiab (Persian: افراسياب afrāsiyāb; Middle Persian: Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk), also known as Fraŋrasyan, is the king and hero of Turan in Iranian national history. He is the main antagonist of the Iranians in the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi. The oldest attested form of…
Poster of the opera by Giacomo Puccini, Turandot (1926)