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Garshasp, Pahlevanگرشاسپ

gar-SHAHSP

An ancestral hero of Sahm‘s line, famed in the older legend as a dragon-slayer.

In the poem
First at A7.1, The Crowning of Manuchehr
Named
1 time, in 1 section
Main stories
A7 The First Kings: Manuchehr (1)
Children
Nariman
Plates
Vol I: VII
Genealogical plate: The House of Sahm
Volume I, Plate VII: The House of Sahm. Tap to open the genealogies.

In the poem’s own words

The 1 section that name Garshasp, Pahlevan most often, with the summary from the Notes. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
A7.1

The Crowning of Manuchehr

After a week’s mourning Manuchehr is crowned. He proclaims a reign of justice and faith, and war on the wicked. Sahm pledges to take the burden of battle on himself, recalling his line of champions from Garshasp to Nariman.

Garshasp, Pahlevan named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes

Family

Children
Nariman

Where he appears

Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site. Titles and epithets are not counted.

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