Manuchehr
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Manūchehr, is the eighth Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to Shahnameh. He is the first of the legendary Iranian Shahs who ruled Iran after the breakup of the world empire of Manūche
Old Persian painting, depicting Manuchehr sitting on the royal throne
Bahram Gur Fights the Horned Wolf, folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama
IRAN Miniatur by UNESCO 1957
The Court of Gayumars
Fereydun
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Fereydun is a hero and king in Iranian mythology. Although the details vary, his portrayal is broadly similar in the Zoroastrian sacred book Avesta, Middle Persian texts, and the 11th century Persian
Manuchehr
…to Shahnameh. He is the first of the legendary Iranian Shahs who ruled Iran after the breakup of the world empire of Manūchehr's great-grandfather, Fereydūn. Manūchehr was the grandson of Iraj, who was the son of Fereydūn, and he avenged the death of Īrāj at the hands of Fereydūn's other two sons, Salm and…
Oil painting of Fereydun. Made in Qajar Iran during the mid-19th-century
A Sasanian amulet depicting a hero holding a bull-headed mace and subduing a demon, possibly meant to represent Fereydun's battle with Azi Dahak.
Zahhak bound by Fereydun, while Kaveh the Blacksmith is holding a apron-banner. From a mid-17th-century Safavid miniature.