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Kaiqubad
कैक़ुबाद
said kai-qu-baad
also written: Kaiqubaad
Meaning
The founder of the Kayanian dynasty in the Shahnama, raised to the throne on the counsel of Rustam after the Pishdadian line.
Usage & notes
Kaiqubad is named as the founding Kayanian sovereign; his name appears in lists of the ancient just kings of Persia, an image of legitimate, established kingship.
Related words
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Kaikaus
The powerful but rash and arrogant Kayanian king of the Shahnama, grandfather of Kaikhusro, whose pride led to repeated disasters.
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Kaikhusro
The wise and victorious Kayanian king of the Shahnama who avenged his father and defeated Afrasiyab, later mysteriously vanishing into the mountains.