Nowzar
Nowzar, Nouzar, Nowzer, Novzar or Nōzar ( during a battle.
He is also mentioned in Avesta as a great warrior and hero. Many future warriors traced back their origin to him and were labeled Nowzarian (نوذریان).
In the Shahnameh
On his deathbed, Nowzar's father, Manuchehr, told Nowzar to be a humble, righteous king and warned of danger from Turan, where enemies of their ancestors rule.[1][2] Nowzar took the throne and quickly became a weak and greedy king who overtaxed his subjects.[1][2] Realizing that his kingdom was on the brink of collapse from uprising within and rival kingdoms without, Nowzar called on the warrior Sām for help.[1][2] After rejecting a rebellion that offered to make him king, Sām reminded Nowzar of the counsel his father gave him and Nowzar promised to be a righteous and just king from then on.[1][2]
While Nowzar tried to stabilize Iran, Pashang, the Turanian king, sent his son, Afrasiab, to invade the weakened kingdom of Iran.[1][2] Nowzar led an army against the invaders, but he was captured and killed by Abrasiab.[1][2]
Family Tree
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-77545-821-0.[page needed]
- ^ ISBN 978-1-63149-446-8.
Sources
- 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 (ca. 500 pages each), consisting of six volumes of text and two volumes of explanatory notes. See: Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University.
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