Khakán of Chín

Family: Chín and Má-chín · Role: king · First appears: Kai-khosráu · Part 4

In the Story of Kai-khosráu, Pírán-wísah sought the Khakán’s permission to confer with Rustem, and the Khakán allowed him to go. After Pírán presented Rustem’s peace terms, the Khakán consulted his confederates, who rejected the overtures as ignominious.

The Khakán then opposed Rustem and offered to meet the threat facing the confederates. When Rustem attacked, he dragged the Khakán from his white elephant, bound his hands, and killed him.

Relationship record

Life events

• The Khakán permits Pírán-wísah to go and confer with Rustem.(Kai-khosráu · Part 4)
  • With: Pírán
  • “With tears in his eyes and a heavy heart, Pírán repaired to the Khakán, who, after some discussion, permitted him in these terms to go and confer with Rustem.”
• The confederates reject Rustem's peace terms as ignominious.(Kai-khosráu · Part 4)
  • With: Pírán
  • “Pírán saw the difficulty of acceding to these demands, but he speedily laid them before the Khakán, who consulted his confederates on the subject, and after due consideration, their pride and shame resisted the overtures, which they thought ignominious.”
• Rustem captured the Khakán, bound his hands, and killed him.(Kai-khosráu · Part 5)
  • With: Rustem
  • “The champion immediately prepared for the attack; and approaching the enemy, flung his kamund, by which he at once dragged the Khakán from his white elephant. The hands of the captured monarch were straightway bound behind his back. Degraded and helpless he stood, and a single stroke deprived him of his crown, and throne, and life.”

Kai-khosráu · Part 4

• king or master: Pírán “With tears in his eyes and a heavy heart, Pírán repaired to the Khakán, who, after some discussion, permitted him in these terms to go and confer with Rustem.”
• enemies with Rustem “the Khakán of Chín was of a different opinion, and offered himself to remedy the evil which threatened them all.”

Kai-khosráu · Part 5

• enemies with Rustem “When the Khakán was informed of these reiterated conditions, he burst out into bitter reproaches and abuse; and with so loud a voice, that the wind conveyed them distinctly to Rustem's ear. The champion immediately prepared for the attack; and approaching the enemy, flung his kamund, by which he at once dragged the Khakán from his white elephant.”
• with Afrásiyáb (The messenger's speech attributes the Khakán's arrival and conflict to Afrásiyáb's spells and charms.) “Spells and charms, Used by Afrásiyáb--the cause of all-- Have brought us hither to contend against The champion Rustem; and since peace is better Than war and bloodshed, let us part in peace.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Sháh Námeh. Made with Rho MD.