Pashang

Pashang

Pashang

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For the village in Iran, see Pashang, Iran.

Pashang (Persian: پَشَنْگ) is the name of two separate characters in Persian Mythology. According to Ferdowsi's epic the Shahnameh, he is of the race of Tur the son of Fereydun and the father of Afrasiab. He was an early king of Turan.[1] In Bal'ami's Tarikhnama he is the son of Gayumars, the first king in the world, and is murdered by demons. In some manuscripts the name is written Hushang.[2]

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Pashang discusses the invasion of Iran. Miniature by Sadiqi Beg from the Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II. Qazvin, 1576–77. Aga Khan Museum

References

  1. [1]
    "پشنگ", ویکی‌پدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2018-11-19, retrieved 2019-04-13
  2. [2]
    Lasman, Sam (2021). "Otherworld Literature:Parahuman Pasts in Classical Persian Historiography and Epic". In Vafa, Amirhossein; Abedinifard, Mostafa; Azadibougar, Omid (eds.). Persian Literature as World Literature. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-5013-5422-9.


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