Kai Khosrow
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Kai Khosrow (Persian: کیخسرو) is a character in Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He is son of the Iranian prince Siavash who marries princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. His father is murdered before he is born by his maternal grandfather Afrasiab. His paternal grandfather is Kai Kavoos the legendary Shah of Iran who chooses him as his heir when he returns to Iran along with his mother.
The name Kai Khosrow derives from Avestan "Kavi Husravah", meaning "Famous"[1].
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| Preceded by Kai Kavoos |
Legendary Kings of the Shāhnāma 60 years |
Succeeded by Luarsab |
| edit | Persian literature series |
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شاهنامه فردوسی Shahnameh of Ferdowsi |
| Characters: | Abteen | Arash | Afrāsiāb | Akvan-e Div | Bahman | Bizhan | Div-e Sepid | Esfandiār | Fereydun |Garshasp | Goodarz | Gordāfarid | Haoma | Homa | Hushang | Īraj | Jamasp | Jamshid | Kāveh | Kai Kavoos | Kai Khosrow | Kei Qobád |Kiumars | Luarsab | Manuchehr | Manizheh | Mehrab Kaboli | Nowzar |Pashang | Rakhsh | Rohām | Rostam | Rostam Farrokhzad | Rudābeh | Salm | Sām | Shaghād | Siāmak | Siāvash | Simurgh | Sohrāb |Sudabeh | Tahmineh | Tahmuras |Tur | Zāl | Zahhāk |
| Places: | Alborz (Hara_Berezaiti) | Irān | Māzandarān | Samangān | Turān | Zābolestān | Kābul | Birjand | Ark of Bukhara |
| See also: | Asadi Tusi | Derafsh Kaviani | Shahnameh | Bijan and Manijeh | Daqiqi | Sadeh | Kayanian | Jaam-e Jam |
