Kashvad

Kashvād[1] (Persian: کشواد) 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.

Family tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kashvad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goudarz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Giv
 
 
Roham
 
 
Bahram
 
Hojir
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bizhan
 
 
Farhad

References

  1. Mahmoud, Omidsalar. "KAŠVĀD". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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