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".
14-631: 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
28-494: 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
42-464: 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
56-489: 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,
70-412: 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
84-641: 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
98-612: The Lohraspian dynasty is God-worshiping, and it was by his son that the Zoroastrian religion was adopted in Iran. Lohrasp was involved in the Kay Khosrow war but was not very famous. Zāl in his argument describes a weak and powerless person. Kay Khosrow was great during the war, but after all his victories, he broke once and closed all the doors of the palace and worshiped all the time. Shahnameh reports that Kay Khosrow chose Lohrasp but
112-664: 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
126-674: The Safavid Empire's musketeer corps Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (died 1988), English composer, music critic, and pianist [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaykhusraw&oldid=1256201371 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Persian-language text Short description
140-434: 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
154-521: 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
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#1733085298280168-560: Was a legendary Iranian king who ruled Iran after Kay Khosrow . He had two brave sons Vishtaspa (also known as Gushtasp) and the younger Zarir . Vishtaspa ruled Iran after his father. One of Kay Lohrasp most notable works is the construction of a Fire temple . Lohrasp was not really the king of Iran; he ruled only part of Iran and was the head of his great tribes. The land he occupied is called Arzan or Arzāniān, and his whereabouts are still unknown. In fact, his son Goshtāsep and his grandson Esfandiyār are very famous. The character of
182-557: 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". Kay Luhrasp Kay Lohrasp ( Persian : لهراسپ )
196-479: 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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