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Character · The Shahnameh · Volume III

Baranushبرانوش

ba-rah-NOOSH

A Roman commander captured in battle, who becomes the Shah's counselor and builds a great bridge.

In the poem
First at D7.12, Shapur, Son of Ardeshir; last at D8.1, Shapur, Son of Hormizd, Surnamed Zul-Aktaf
Named
9 times, in 2 sections
Main stories
D8 The Shapur Zul-Aktaf Cycle and Later Early Sasanian Reigns (5); D7 The Early Sasanians (4)
Plates
Vol III: IV
Genealogical plate: Shapur Zul-Aktaf and His House
Volume III, Plate IV: Shapur Zul-Aktaf and His House. Tap to open the genealogies.

How we draw Baranush

The identity sheet the illustrator works from. Tap to open full size. More in the Art section.
Baranush (Roman commander, D7), identity sheet: Mature Roman commander
Mature Roman commander

In the poem’s own words

The 2 sections that name Baranush most often, with the summary from the Notes. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D7.12

Shapur, Son of Ardeshir

Baranush named 4 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D8.1

Shapur, Son of Hormizd, Surnamed Zul-Aktaf

Baranush named 5 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes

Family

Volume III · Plate IVShapur Zul-Aktaf and His Housethe posthumous king and his heirs · D8–D9

On the maps

Story maps that show Baranush or tell a part of the story that names Baranush.
D7.12.2Shapur I’s War with RumD8.1.1–D8.1.3Shapur “Pierce-Shoulder” and the Arabian CampaignD8.1.4–D8.1.10Shapur Zul-Aktaf in Rum: Captivity and Revenge

Where he appears

Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site. Titles and epithets are not counted.
D7The Early Sasanians4D8The Shapur Zul-Aktaf Cycle and Later Early Sasanian Reigns5

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