Character · The Shahnameh · Volume II

Faghestanفغستان

fa-ghes-TAHN

The princess sent from Kayd of Hind as Iskandar's bride.

In the poem: First at D5.9, Nine Sages Are Sent to Inspect the Four Wonders; last at D5.10, Nine Sages Return with the Four Wonders
Named: 2 times, in 2 sections
Main stories: D5 The Iskandar Cycle (2)

How we draw Faghestan

The identity sheet the illustrator works from. Tap to open full size. More in the Art section.

Faghestan (daughter of Kayd), identity sheet: Young princess (~16–18) — **Young princess (~16–18)**

In the poem’s own words

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

D5.9

Nine Sages Are Sent to Inspect the Four Wonders

Iskandar sends nine Roman sages to verify the wonders. Shown Kayd’s daughter enthroned in gold, they are struck motionless and can only agree that each will describe a single feature. Iskandar reads their reports, sends for all four wonders, and guarantees Kayd his kingdom.

D5.9.36
Give Kayd my charter and my pledge, then loadYour packs with Faghestan and take the road.

Faghestan named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes

D5.10

Nine Sages Return with the Four Wonders

Kayd sends the four wonders with three hundred camel-loads of treasure. The bride comes weeping before Iskandar, who marvels at her beauty, praises her Maker, and marries her by Christian rite before his Mobadan and Roman sages, heaping gold upon her.