Garshasp
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Garshāsp was, in Iranian mythical history, the last emperor of Pishdadian Iran according to the Shahnameh. He was a descendant of Zaav, ruling over the Persian Empire for about nine years. His name is
Garshasp slays the dragon. Miniature from the Jainesque Shahnama. India, c. 1425-1450. Rietberg Museum
Garshasp fighting cynocephali (sagsār), who are using tree branches as weapons. Miniature by Sadiqi Beg from Garshasp-nama. Iran, 1573. British Library
Bahram Gur Fights the Horned Wolf, folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama
IRAN Miniatur by UNESCO 1957
Zaav
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Zaav, Zav, Zaab, or Zou is the tenth Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to Shahnameh. He was a descendant of Nowzar and ruled over Iran for about five years.
Garshasp
…Persian: گرشاسپ pronounced ) was, in Iranian mythical history, the last emperor of Pishdadian Iran according to the Shahnameh. He was a descendant of Zaav, ruling over the Persian Empire for about nine years. His name is shared with a monster-slaying hero in Persian mythology. The Avestan form of his name…
"Enthronement of Shah Zav", Folio from the Great Mongol Shahnameh. Created in Tabriz between 1330-1340
The Court of Gayumars