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Kashvād[1] (Persian: کشواد) or Jashwadaghan[2] (Arabic: جشواغان), is an Iranian mythical hero. He is an emblem of victory, justice and loyalty in a story narrated in the poetic opus of Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran by the 10th-century poet Ferdowsi Tousi.

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Kashvad
Goudarz
GivRohamBahramHojir
BizhanFarhad

References

  1. ^ Omidsalar, Mahmoud. "KAŠVĀD". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. ^ History of the Prophets and Kings


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