jowshanجوشن

Kavus Wars with Mazandaran⚔️🪄🪨💀

The armies meet, and Rostam spears the boasting champion Juya out of the saddle. After a week of battle Kavus prays; Rostam then spears the sorcerer-king, who turns himself into a rock. Rostam carries it to camp, the king emerges and is killed, and Ulad receives Mazandaran.

• B5.10.39
  The spear tore through jowshan and straps apart,And hurled him reeling, stunned in strength and heart.
• B5.10.41
  He plunged into a ravine, bloodied, torn,His jowshan split, from breast and shoulder shorn.
• B5.10.91
  Rostam struck the girdle with his spear;Through jowshan, belt, the tempered point drove clear.

Rostam and Sohrab Meet in Combat👨‍👦⚔️🔨🌃

Rostam and Sohrab fight with short spears, swords, gorz and arrows, then grapple, but neither can unseat the other. Sohrab strikes Rostam’s shoulder and mocks his age. Each then ravages the other’s army, and they part at nightfall to fight again at dawn.

The March to Kasa Rud🔥🏕️👦🗡️

Tus lays waste the Turanian marches and camps at Kasa Rud. Bijan claims the fight with Palashan as the Shah’s charge, borrows Siavash’s mail from Giv, breaks Palashan’s back with his gorz and brings his head to Tus.

• B12.14.24
  Give me Siavash’s jowshan; let me go;This leopard I shall hunt and overthrow.”
• B12.14.25
  Then Giv put the jowshan in Bijan’s grasp;He fastened tight each ring and scale and clasp.
• B12.14.44
  He struck brave Palashan across the waist,And broke the spine his jowshan had encased.

News of Houman Reaches Bijan👦😡👴✅

Told of Houman’s boasting, Bijan arms and demands Siavash’s armor. He tells Giv that Gudarz has lost his nerve, is refused, appeals to Gudarz himself, and wins leave to fight. Giv protests and is overruled; Bijan rides for the field.

• C3.12.7
  He donned his Roman jowshan, armed to fight,And drew the girth around his Shabrang tight.
• C3.12.45
  Let Giv bring helm and jowshan, Roman-made,Unbind their knots; let my plea be obeyed.”
• C3.12.89
  If he seeks war, where is his battle gear?He has his jowshan; why ask for mine here?”

Giv Arms Bijan with Siavash’s Jowshan👨‍👦🧥🐎🌃

Giv repents, overtakes Bijan and gives him Siavash’s jowshan and his own horse. Bijan finds an interpreter and rides to Houman; the two trade threats until Houman puts the fight off to dawn, and both camps pass a sleepless night.

• C3.13.9
  If Houman harms him, what use shall I seeIn jowshan, sword, and girdle left to me?
• C3.13.23
  He dismounted, gave him shield and steed,Siavash’s jowshan, for battle’s need.
• C3.13.26
  That jowshan shields your body in the fight,Since you must face an Ahriman of might.”

Rostam Battles Esfandiyar💪⚔️🤼⏸️

At dawn Rostam posts Zavareh with the troops and rides out alone. He offers to let the armies fight instead; Esfandiyar refuses, and the two agree that no one will help either of them. Spears, swords and gorzes break, and their wrestling ends in deadlock.

• C8.21.1
  When day arrived, brave Rostam’s frame was casedIn jowshan, tiger-skin above it placed.
• C8.21.23
  He donned his jowshan, set upon his headHis Kayanian helm, as he had said.

Anooshirvan Orders the Army Assembled📋👴👑✅

The Shah builds a muster office by the palace gate for Babak, who summons the warriors and twice sends them home because the king himself has not appeared. On the third day Anooshirvan rides up armed, is inspected, and is entered on the payroll.

• D13.4.18
  Go fully armed, with jowshan, bow, and spear,And come before Babak for muster here.”
• D13.4.29
  He smiled, and called for jowshan and for helm,And raised the royal standard of the realm.

The Plot against Bahram Chubin🔓🎭🗡️🏃

In prison Bandvi works on young Bahram until the young man makes him swear on the Zand-Avesta, frees him, and plots to kill Chubin at polo. The plotter’s wife, in love with Chubin, betrays him; Chubin feels the hidden armor, cuts him down, and Bandvi flees toward Mawsil.

• E6.12.37
  His jowshan brought, he drew it to his side,Then hid it under robes and went to ride.
• E6.12.41
  Bahram conceals a jowshan in his robe;What evil he intends, I cannot probe.
• E6.12.46
  “O viler than a snake! What man is foundIn jowshan under silk on polo-ground?”