Manuchehr
Persian
painting, depicting Manuchehr sitting on the royal throneManūchehr [
Persia according 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
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Manūchehr was the grandson of
Kai Khosrow
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Manūchehr died after a reign of 120 years, and was succeeded by his son Nowzar.
Family Tree
Shahrnaz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fereydun's brother | Tur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pashang | Iraj's daughter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manuchehr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nowzar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gostahm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sources and references
- Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Dick Davis trans. (2006), Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings ISBN 0-670-03485-1, modern English translation (abridged), current standard
- Warner, Arthur and Edmond Warner, (translators) The Shahnama of Firdausi, 9 vols. (London: Keegan Paul, 1905–1925) (complete English verse translation)
- ISBN 91-630-1959-0)
- Jalal Khāleghi Motlagh, Editor, The Shahnameh, to be published in 8 volumes (c. 500 pages each), consisting of six volumes of text and two volumes of explanatory notes. See: Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University.
External links
- A king's book of kings: the Shah-nameh of Shah Tahmasp, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Manuchehr
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