Túrán — Minor Figures

10 figures from The Sháh Námeh who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Alkús

warrior · first appears The Return of Kai-káús · Part 2

The Return of Kai-káús · Part 2 · enemies with Rustem “Encountering Rustem, his brain was pierced by a javelin wielded by the Persian hero, and he fell dead from his saddle.”

warrior · first appears Kai-khosráu · Part 4

Kai-khosráu · Part 4 · enemies with Rustem “Rustem received the foe with a smiling countenance, and the struggle began with arrows. After a smart attack on both sides, Chingush thought it prudent to fly from the overwhelming force of Rustem, who, however, steadily pursued him, and adroitly seizing the horse by the tail, hurled him from his saddle.”

hero · first appears Kai-kobád · Part 1

Kai-kobád · Part 1 · king or master: Afrásiyáb “On the other side, Afrásiyáb prepared for battle, assisted by his heroes Akbás, Wísah, Shimasás, and Gersíwaz; and so great was the clamor and confusion which proceeded from both armies, that earth and sky seemed blended together.”

first appears Afrásiyáb marches against Nauder

Afrásiyáb marches against Nauder · king or master: Afrásiyáb “Afrásiyáb in the meantime despatched Karúkhán to Irán, through the desert, with a body of horsemen, for the purpose of intercepting and capturing the shubistán of Nauder.”

commander · first appears The Story of Saiáwush · Part 9

The Story of Saiáwush · Part 9 · king or master: Afrásiyáb “Tidings of the escape of Kai-khosráu having reached Afrásiyáb, he despatched Kulbád with three hundred horsemen after him; and so rapid were his movements that he overtook the fugitives in the vicinity of Bulgharia.”
The Story of Saiáwush · Part 9 · enemies with Gíw “It was this feeling which enabled him to perform such a prodigy of valor, in putting Kulbád and his three hundred horsemen to the rout.”

commander · first appears Kai-khosráu · Part 2

Kai-khosráu · Part 2 · king or master: Afrásiyáb “Afrásiyáb, who had ordered Nizád with thirty thousand horsemen to meet him.”

first appears Afrásiyáb marches against Nauder

Afrásiyáb marches against Nauder · king or master: Afrásiyáb “On the Persian side Shahpúr had been appointed in the room of Kobád, and Bármán and Shíwáz led the right and left of the Túránians under Afrásiyáb.”

executioner · first appears The Story of Saiáwush · Part 6

The Story of Saiáwush · Part 6 · king or master: Gersíwaz “Gersíwaz, who was but too ready an instrument, immediately directed Karú-zíra, a kinsman of Afrásiyáb, who had been also one of the most zealous in promoting the ruin of the Persian prince, to inflict the deadly blow;”
The Story of Saiáwush · Part 6 · enemies with Saiáwush “Gersíwaz, who was but too ready an instrument, immediately directed Karú-zíra, a kinsman of Afrásiyáb, who had been also one of the most zealous in promoting the ruin of the Persian prince, to inflict the deadly blow;”

warrior · first appears Minúchihr · Part 2

Minúchihr · Part 2 · enemies with Minúchihr “He grasped the foe-man by the girth, And thundering drove him to the earth; By wound of spear, and gory brand, He died upon the burning sand.”

magician · first appears Kai-khosráu · Part 2

Kai-khosráu · Part 2 · king or master: Pírán “Pírán had now recourse to supernatural agency, and sent Barú, a renowned magician, perfect in his art, upon the neighboring mountains, to involve them in darkness, and produce by his conjuration tempestuous showers of snow and hail.”

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