Khosrow and Shirin
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Khosrow and Shirin is a classic romantic epic poem by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, recounting the legendary love story between the Sasanian king Khosrow II and the Armenian princess Shirin.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khosrow o Shirin | 3 |
| "Khosrow and Shirin" | 1 |
| Khosrow and Shireen | 1 |
| Khosrow and Shirin canonical | 1 |
| Khusraw and Shirin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian poem
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ romantic epic poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
films
ⓘ
miniature painting cycles ⓘ operas ⓘ plays ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Khosrow and Shirin
ⓘ
surface form:
Khosrow and Shireen
Khosrow and Shirin ⓘ
surface form:
Khosrow o Shirin
Khosrow and Shirin ⓘ
surface form:
Khusraw and Shirin
|
| author | Nizami Ganjavi ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Khosrow and Shirin ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInSeries | second poem of the Khamsa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Azerbaijan region
ⓘ
surface form:
Azerbaijan (historical region of Arran)
|
| culturalOrigin | Iranian culture ⓘ |
| depicts | love story of Khosrow II and Shirin ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Farhad
ⓘ
Kay Khosrow ⓘ
surface form:
Khosrow
Shirin ⓘ |
| heroineOrigin | Armenian princess ⓘ |
| influenced |
Azerbaijani literature
ⓘ
Mughal literature ⓘ Turkish literature ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman literature
later Persian romantic epics ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | masnavi ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | medieval Persian romance ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Persian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Farhad
ⓘ
Khosrow II ⓘ Shirin ⓘ |
| metre | rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| partOf | Khamsa of Nizami ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Khamsa of Nizami
ⓘ
surface form:
Nizami's Khamsa
|
| placeOfComposition | Ganja ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Sasanian king ⓘ |
| protagonistTitle | Khosrow II ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Eskandar-nameh
ⓘ
surface form:
Eskandar-nama
Haft Paykar ⓘ Leyli and Majnun ⓘ
surface form:
Layla and Majnun
Makhzan al-Asrar ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| theme |
loyalty
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khosrow o Shirin
this entity surface form:
Khosrow o Shirin
this entity surface form:
"Khosrow and Shirin"
this entity surface form:
Khosrow o Shirin
this entity surface form:
Khusraw and Shirin
this entity surface form:
Khosrow and Shireen