Kashvad

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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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## References

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

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Shahnameh of Ferdowsi

Characters|

| Pishdadian|

* Keyumars
* Hushang
* Tahmuras
* Jamshid
* Fereydun
* Iraj
* Manuchehr
* Nowzar
* Zaav
* Garshasp

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Kayanian|

* Kay Kawād
* Kay Kāvus
* Kay Khosrow
* Kay Lohrasp
* Goshtasb
* Kay Bahman
* Humay Chehrzad
* Kay Darab
* Dara II

Male characters|

* Jamasp
* Siamak
* Shahrasp
* Abtin
* Kayanoush
* Kāve
* Arash
* Salm
* Tur
* Qobád
* Qaren
* Tous
* Gostaham
* Gershasp
* Nariman
* Sām
* Zāl
* Rostam
* Sohrab
* Esfandiyār
* Pashotan
* Faramarz
* Fariborz
* Siyâvash
* Farud
* Zangay-i Shavaran
* Kashvad
* Goudarz
* Giv
* Bizhan
* Rohham
* Bahram
* Hojir
* Gorgin
* Zavara
* Shaghad
* Rostam Farrokhzād
* Barbad
* Eskandar (Alexander)

Female characters|

* Faranak
* Arnavāz
* Shahrnāz
* Sindukht
* Rudaba
* Sudabeh
* Tahmina
* Banu Goshasp
* Gordafarid
* Farangis
* Manizheh
* Katāyoun
* Azadeh

Tazian|

* Mardas
* Zahhak
* Mehrab Kaboli

Turanian|

* Zadashm
* Pashang
* Aghrirat
* Garsivaz
* Afrasiab
* Tageuo
* Shideh
* Arjasp
* Viseh
* Piran
* Houman
* Barman
* Nastihan
* Biderafsh

Clans and
families|

* Kashvadian
* House of Goudarz
* House of Viseh
* House of Nowzar
* House of Sasan
* House of Sām

Creatures
and animals|

* Akvan Div
* Kharvazan Div
* Arzhang Div
* Azhdaha
* Div-e Sepid
* Koulad-Ghandi
* Huma bird
* Simurgh
* Rakhsh
* Shabdiz
* Shabrang
* White Elephant

Places|

* Iran
* Turan
* Zabulistan
* Sistan
* Kabul
* Balkh
* Ctesiphon
* Estakhr
* Mazandaran
* Alborzkouh
* Mount Damavand
* Tammisha
* Kasa-Roud
* Other locations...

Structures|

* Gonbadan Castle (Dez-i Gonbadan)
* Roein Castle (Dez-i Roein)
* Sepid Castle (Dezh-i Sepid
* Bahman Castle (Dezh-i Bahman)
* Alanan Castle (Dezh-i Alanan
* Gang Castle (Gang-Dez)

Manuscripts|

* Florence Shahnameh
* Great Mongol Shahnameh (or Demotte)
* Baysonghor Shahnameh
* Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp
* Shahnameh of Rashida
* Windsor Shahnameh
* Davari Shahnameh

Related|

* Daqiqi
* Abu-Mansuri Shahnameh
* Derafsh Kaviani
* Babr-e Bayan
* Zal and Rudabeh
* Rostam and Sohrab
* Rostam and Esfandiyar
* Rostam's Seven Labours
* Davazdah Rokh
* Khosrow and Shirin
* Bijan and Manijeh
* Persian mythology

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