Kay Khosrow

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Iranian epic hero Kayanian king Shahnameh character legendary king mythological figure

Kay Khosrow is a legendary, just, and spiritually enlightened king of Iran in Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh, renowned for avenging his father and then renouncing his throne to vanish mysteriously.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kay Khosrow canonical 4
Kay Qobad 1
Khosrow 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iranian epic hero ⓘ
Kayanian king ⓘ
Shahnameh character ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
ally Rostam ⓘ
appearsIn Shahnameh ⓘ
associatedWith Iranian mythology ⓘ
Zoroastrian eschatology ⓘ
heroic age of Iran ⓘ
avenges Siyavash ⓘ
commands Iranian champions ⓘ
creatorOfLiteraryCharacter Ferdowsi ⓘ
culture Persian ⓘ
defeats Afrasiab ⓘ
Turanians ⓘ
disappearsWith a group of Iranian heroes ⓘ
dynasty Kayanian dynasty ⓘ
enemy Afrasiab ⓘ
fate mysterious disappearance ⓘ
father Siyavash ⓘ
grandfather Afrasiab ⓘ
Kay Kavus ⓘ
knownFor justice ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
mysterious disappearance ⓘ
piety ⓘ
renouncing his throne ⓘ
spiritual enlightenment ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
languageOfSource Persian ⓘ
mannerOfAbdication voluntary abdication ⓘ
mentor Zal ⓘ
mother Roxana ⓘ
surface form: Farangis
predecessor Kay Kavus ⓘ
realm Iran ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
succeeds Kay Kavus ⓘ
successor Lohrasp ⓘ
symbolOf divinely guided rulership ⓘ
ideal kingship ⓘ
union of royal and spiritual authority ⓘ
title Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ
surface form: King of Iran
virtue asceticism ⓘ
humility ⓘ
justice ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
mercy ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shahnameh → featuresCharacter → Kay Khosrow ⓘ
Kay Kavus → predecessor → Kay Khosrow ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kay Qobad
Kay Kavus → successor → Kay Khosrow ⓘ
Kay Kavus → grandfatherOf → Kay Khosrow ⓘ
Iranian mythology → hasMythicalFigure → Kay Khosrow ⓘ
Khosrow and Shirin → hasCharacter → Kay Khosrow ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khosrow