Garsiwaz
Garsīwaz (also Garsivaz , Gersiwaz , from Rückert Gersiwas ) ( Persian گَرسیوَز) Legendary figure from the "Book of Kings" ( Shāhnāme ), the Persian national epic by Firdausi . Garsīvaz is the brother of Afrasiab , the king of Turan .
Garsīwaz in Shāhnāme - saga XV
Garsīwaz's granddaughter ran away from home and was brought to Shah Kai Kawus by Tus and Gew . He fell in love with her at first sight and married her. Nine months later she gave birth to a son who was named Siyâwasch .
Siyâwasch, who initially went to war against Afrasiab, later concluded a peace treaty with him and married Farangis , the daughter of Afrasiab. He recognizes Siyâwasch as ruler of "Turan to the sea of Chin". Garsīwaz, angry about this loss of power, slandered Siyâwasch at Afrasiab. He persuades him that Siyâwasch will ultimately bring all of Turan under his rule for Shah Kai Kawus and unite it with Iran.
Afrasiab then takes Siyâwasch prisoner and has him murdered.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedrich Rückert : Firdosi's King's Book (Schahname) Sage XV-XIX. 1894. Edited from the estate by EA Bayer. Reprint: epubli GmbH, Berlin, 2010. p. 96.
- ↑ Čīn (Tschin) in Shahnameh, often translated as "China", is a country north of India