Afrasiab
| Afrasiyab | |
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Painting of Afrasiab in the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp | |
| In-universe information | |
| Nationality | Turanian |
In Iranian legend, Afrasiab (Persian: افراسياب afrāsiyāb; Middle Persian: Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk), also known as Fraŋrasyan, is the king and hero of Turan in Iranian national history. He is the main antagonist of the Iranians in the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi.