Meaning
The young Iranian hero of the Shahnama who loved the Turanian princess Manizha and was cast into a pit by Afrasiyab, later rescued by Rustam.
Usage & notes
Bizhan is the lover-warrior imprisoned in a dark well for love across enemy lines; the Bizhan-Manizha tale stands for love bridging hostile nations and rescue from the depths.
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Manizha
The Turanian princess, daughter of Afrasiyab, who loved the Iranian hero Bizhan and tended him faithfully through his imprisonment in the pit.
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Rustam
The supreme champion of Firdausi's Shahnama, an invincible warrior of immense strength who unknowingly slew his own son Sohrab.
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Afrasiyab
The mighty king of Turan in the Shahnama, the great enemy of Iran and chief antagonist through generations of the epic's wars.