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Pirooz (the Shah)پیروز

pee-ROOZ

Elder son of Yazdegard, who wins the throne from Hormizd, endures the great drought, and dies in Khoshnavaz’s hidden trench.

In the poem
First at D11.1, The Reign of Yazdegard, Son of Bahram Goor; last at D11.4, Balawsh
Named
37 times, in 4 sections, counting only the books Pirooz (the Shah) appears in
Same name
Pirooz Khosrow; see everyone named Pirooz
Pictures
5 panels · identity sheets

How we draw Pirooz (the Shah)

The identity sheets the illustrator works from, one for each stage of life. Tap to open full size. More in the Art section.
Pirooz, identity sheet: Young adult
Young adult
Pirooz, identity sheet: Mature king
Mature king

In the pictures

Pirooz (the Shah) in 5 woodcut panels of the illustrated poem, in story order. Tap one to see it with the couplets it illustrates.
Yazdegard Names Hormizd His HeirD11.1Yazdegard Names Hormizd His HeirPirooz Clasps His Captive Brother's HandD11.2Pirooz Clasps His Captive Brother's HandThe Long Drought BreaksD11.3.1The Long Drought BreaksPirooz at Bahram's Border ColumnD11.3.2Pirooz at Bahram's Border ColumnPirooz Plunges into the Hidden FosseD11.3.4Pirooz Plunges into the Hidden Fosse

In the poem’s own words

The 4 sections that name Pirooz (the Shah) most often, with the summary from the Notes and the couplets that name Pirooz (the Shah). Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D11.1

The Reign of Yazdegard, Son of Bahram Goor

Yazdegard takes the throne, gathers the scattered army, and opens with counsel against envy and against reproaching a man for a kindness done. He rules justly eighteen years, then passes over his elder son Pirooz and leaves crown and realm to Hormizd for his restraint. A week later he dies.

  • D11.1.22
    Though Pirooz bears the farr and noble frame,And is some years the elder, all the same,
Pirooz (the Shah) named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D11.2

The Reign of Hormizd, Son of Yazdegard

Hormizd is crowned and Pirooz, enraged, carries treasure to Faghanish of Chaghan and buys thirty thousand Heytalian troops with the promise of two frontier towns. He defeats his brother in a long war, then spares and embraces him, and Hormizd blesses his victory.

  • D11.2.2
    Pirooz beheld him and was filled with rage,As envy darkened kingship in that age.
  • D11.2.5
    Pirooz said, “Good friend, hear now my claim:Two sons were fit to bear the royal name.
  • D11.2.11
    Pirooz replied, “Yes, this is just and fair;Still greater realms should fall within your care.”
Pirooz (the Shah) named 6 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D11.3

The Reign of Pirooz

Pirooz (the Shah) named 18 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D11.4

Balawsh

Pirooz (the Shah) named 12 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes

On the maps

Story maps that show Pirooz (the Shah) or tell a part of the story that names Pirooz (the Shah).
D11.3.2–D11.3.4Pirooz’s Disaster against Khoshnavaz

Where he appears

Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site, in the books where this Pirooz appears. Titles and epithets are not counted.
D11Short Reigns and a Crisis with Khoshnavaz37

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