Zāl
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Zāl, alternatively spelled as Zaal, is a legendary Iranian king from Sistan, and is recognized as one of the greatest warriors of the Shahnameh epic. He is the father of the equally legendary Iranian
Sculpture of the infant Zāl being saved by the simurgh, from the Tomb of Ferdowsi
Zal meets Rudabeh.
Zal's marriage ceremony
Bahram Gur Fights the Horned Wolf, folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama
Faramarz
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Faramarz is an Iranian legendary hero in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. He was the son of Rostam and was ultimately killed by Kay Bahman.
Faramarz mourning Rostam and Zavareh, Baysonghori Shahnameh (1430)
Kay Bahman's attack on Sistan and defeat of Faramarz in the Jami al-tawarikh, written by Hafiz-i Abru. (Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
IRAN Miniatur by UNESCO 1957