Meaning
The legendary fourth king of the Pishdadian dynasty in Persian myth, whose splendid reign and famous world-revealing cup made him the type of glorious kingship before his fall through pride.
Usage & notes
Jamshed is the emblem of dazzling royal glory and its inevitable decline; poets recall his vanished throne and his all-seeing cup to point at the transience of worldly grandeur.
Related words
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Faridun
The just and victorious king of the Shahnama who overthrew the tyrant Zahhak and is remembered as a paragon of righteous rule.
PERSIAN
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The wise and victorious Kayanian king of the Shahnama who avenged his father and defeated Afrasiyab, later mysteriously vanishing into the mountains.