Kay Khosrow ( Persian : کیخسرو ) is a legendary king of Iran of Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, Shahnameh . He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. Before Kay Khosrow was born, his father was murdered in Turan by his maternal grandfather Afrasiab . Kay Khosrow was trained as a child in the desert by Piran, the wise vizier of Afrasiab. His paternal grandfather was Kay Kāvus , the legendary Shah of Iran who chose him as his heir when he returned to Iran with his mother. The name Kay Khosrow derives from Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 Kauui Haosrauuaŋha , meaning "seer/poet who has good fame".
18-666: (Redirected from Kai-Khusraw ) Kaykhusraw , Kaykhosrow , Kay Khosrow , Kaikhosro , Kaikhosrow , Kai Khusraw , Kay Khusrau , or Kay Khusraw (Persian: کیخسرو ) may refer to one of the following persons, named after the legendary Persian warrior Kai Khosrow : Kaykhusraw I (died 1211), Seljuq Sultan of Rum Kaykhusraw II (died 1246), Seljuq Sultan of Rum Kaykhusraw III (died 1284), Seljuq Sultan of Rum Kay Khusraw ibn Yazdagird (died 1328), Bavandid king in Mazandaran Kaikhosro II Jaqeli (died 1573), atabeg of
36-494: A chariot race. He killed Afrasiyab in Lake Chichast as revenge for Siavash who had been killed by Aγraēraθa, son of Naru. In Pahlavi texts, his name is mentioned as Kay Husrōy. According to Šahrestānīhā ī Ērānšahr , he was born in the city of Samarkand , a city founded by his paternal grandfather, Kay Kavus . Kay Khosrow founded the fire of Warahrān (Persian: Bahram) in the city of Samarkand, and reinstalled another fire by
54-523: A day and repentance before the sun, the moon, and fire (53); on belief in Ohrmazd as the creator and in the destructiveness of Ahreman and belief in * stōš (the fourth morning after death), resurrection, and the Final Body (tan ī pasēn; 63). The first chapter, which is also the longest (110 pars.), deals in detail with the question of what happens to people after death and the separation of soul from body. It
72-568: Is believed by some scholars that this text has been first written in Pazend and latter, using the Pazend text, it was rewritten in Middle Persian, but others believe that this text was originally written in Middle Persian and later written in Pazend, Sanskrit , Gujarati and Persian. The oldest surviving manuscripts there are L19, found in the British Library , written in Pazend and Gujarati, which
90-464: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kai Khosrow In Avesta, Kay Khosrow has the epithet of 𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬨 𐬛𐬀𐬒 𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬥𐬄𐬨 arša airiianąm dax́ iiunąm , meaning "stallion of the Aryan lands". According to Avesta, Kay Khosrow had a son called Āxrūra. Kay Khosrow sacrificed for Anahita in Lake Chichast for winning
108-413: Is extolled in the preamble and identified in two places (2.95, 57.4) with innate wisdom ( āsn xrad ). The book, like most Middle Persian books, is based on oral tradition and has no known author. According to the preamble, Dānāg, searching for truth, traveled to many countries, associated himself with many savants, and learned about various opinions and beliefs. When he discovered the virtue of xrad (1.51),
126-489: Is just an idiot, Afrasiyab orders Piran to send him to his mother who lives in the city of Siyavashgerd, which was founded by his father. Meanwhile, in Iran, Gudarz sees a dream, in which a Sorush tells about Kay Khosrow to him. Only Giv can bring the child back to Iran. After seven years of searching for Kay Khosrow, he finally finds him and brings him back together with his mother, Farangis. The Cup of Jamshid or, in reality,
144-653: Is one of the most important secondary texts in Zoroastrianism written in Middle Persian . Also transcribed in Pazend as Minuy-e X(e/a)rad and in New Persian Minu-ye Xeræd , the text is a Zoroastrian Pahlavi book in sixty-three chapters (a preamble and sixty-two questions and answers), in which a symbolic character called Dānāg (lit., “knowing, wise”) poses questions to the personified Spirit of Wisdom, who
162-412: Is the son of Siyavash and Farangis , and when his father was killed by Garsivaz , Kay Khosrow was entrusted by Piran Viseh to some shepherds. Afrasiyab constantly sees dreams and is worried about his kingship. He asks Piran to bring the child before him to test his cleverness in order to see if he can be a threat. Piran advises Kay Khosrow to answer all of the questions backward. Convinced that Khosrow
180-641: The Cup of Kay Khosrow (Cup of Djemscheed or Jaam-e Jam, or cup of Kay Khosrow in Persian: جام جم) is a cup of divination which, in Persian mythology , was long possessed by the rulers of ancient Persia. The cup has also been called Jam-e Jahan nama, Jam-e Jahan Ara, Jam-e Giti nama, and Jam-e Kay Khosrow. The latter refers to Kaei Husravah in the Avesta , and Sushravas in the Vedas . This Cup
198-664: The Principality of Samtskhe Kaikhosro, Prince of Mukhrani (died 1629), prince of the House of Mukhrani Kaikhosro I Gurieli (died 1660), member of the House of Gurieli Kaikhosro II Gurieli (died 1689), member of the House of Gurieli Kaikhosro III Gurieli (died c. 1751), member of the House of Gurieli Kaikhosro IV Gurieli (died 1829), member of the House of Gurieli Kaikhosro of Kartli (died 1711), Safavid commander-in-chief, Safavid-appointed vali/king of Kartli Kaykhosrow Khan (tofangchi-aghasi) (died 1674), commander of
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234-509: The Spirit of Wisdom appeared to him to answer his questions. The book belongs to the genre of andarz ("advice") literature, containing mostly practical wisdom on the benefits of drinking wine moderately and the harmful effects of overindulging in it (20, 33, 39, 50, 51, 54, 55, 59, 60), although advice on religious questions is by no means lacking. For example, there are passages on keeping quiet while eating (2.33-34); on not walking without wearing
252-434: The castle. Everyone in Iran thought that Bizhan was dead except for Kay Khosrow who saw him alive in the Cup. Kay Khosrow then sent Rostam to rescue Bizhan. The cup ("Jām") was said to be filled with an elixir of immortality and was used in scrying . As mentioned by Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda , it was believed that one could observe all the seven heavens of the universe by looking into it (از هفت فلک در او مشاهده و معاینه کردی). It
270-521: The name of Karkōy in the city of Zarang , which was extinguished. According to Menog-i Khrad , Kay Khosrow ruled over Iran for 60 years, and then handed the power to the Kay Luhrasp . Kay Khosrow destroyed an idol temple by the Lake Chichast, and at the resurrection, he will collaborate with Saoshyants . Some Islamic era authors such as Hamza al-Isfahani and Ibn Balkhi considered him a prophet. He
288-432: The sacred girdle ( kostī ) and undershirt ( sodra ; 2.35-36); on not walking with only one shoe on (2.37-38); on not urinating in a standing position (2.39-40); on gāhānbār and hamāg-dēn ceremonies (4.5); on libation ( zōhr ) and the yasna ceremony ( yazišn ; 5.13); on not burying the dead (6.9); on marriage with next of kin ( xwedodah ) and trusteeship ( stūrīh ; 36); on belief in dualism (42); on praying three times
306-586: Was believed to have been discovered in Persepolis in ancient times. The whole world was said to be reflected in it, and divinations within the Cup were said to reveal deep truths. Sometimes, especially in popular depictions such as The Heroic Legend of Arslan , the cup is visualized as a crystal ball . Helen Zimmern's English translation of the Shahnameh uses the term "crystal globe". Menog-i Khrad The Mēnōg-ī Khrad ( ˈmeːnoːgiː xrad ) or Spirit of Wisdom
324-479: Was used just once and by Kay Khosrow in his reign to find where Bizhan was, who had gone to the Turan border for hunting. Bizhan had become romantically involved with Manizheh, the daughter of Turanian king Afrasiab, after a brief encounter with her in the border of Iran and Turan. Manizheh clandestinely brought him to the palace of her father, and when Afrasiab found out he threw Bizhan into a pit and expelled Manizheh from
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