Afrasiab

Afrasiyab
Painting of Afrasiab in the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp
In-universe information
NationalityTuranian
This article is about an Iranian mythical hero. For the village in Iran, see Afrasiab, Iran. For the ancient site of northern Samarkand, see Afrasiyab (Samarkand). For other uses, see Afrasiyab.

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.

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