Nastihan

Nastihan
Shahnameh Men
Name	Nastihan
Nickname	Turanian gladiator
Other Information
Lineage	House of Viseh
race	Turkan Chin
Wars	Davazdah Rokh War
killed	Bizhan
Historical similarity	Nomad Turk the language
Family members
grandfather Name	Zadashm
Father Name	Viseh
Brothers Name	Piran, Houman Barman, Kalbad Ruyyin

Nastihan (Persian: نستیهن) is a Turanian hero who was involved in the Iran-Turan wars. He fled from the Battle of Homavn. Afrasiab sent Nastihan to the Iranian war after killing his other son Houman with 10,000 men.

Nastihan presence in Shahnameh

Nastihan, like his brothers, left after the Iran-Turan war. His presence began when Siyâvash became a refugee in Turan. Siyâvash was received with open arms in Turan and was shown respect at the festive occasion he attended. In the Chovgan game between the Siyâvash and Afrasiab supporters, Nastihan is one of the Afrasiab supporters.

The war in the story of Davazdah Rokh is the only war in which Iranians did not understand the language of their enemies, resulting in the need for an interpreter. During the war, as described by Davazdah Rokh, the translator reported that Houman, the brother of Piran, challenged the Iranian forces to one-on-one combat and died at the hands of Bizhan.

Nastihan camped on Mount Zebed with 10,000 troops, fighting against Sepahsalar Kay Khosrow and Goudarz the chief commander. Bizhan, when he saw a Viseh flag in Nastihan's hand, targeted and killed him.

References

Sources

• Ferdowsi Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing. ISBN 964-5566-35-5

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Shahnameh of Ferdowsi

Characters

Pishdadian	Keyumars Hushang Tahmuras Jamshid Fereydun Iraj Manuchehr Nowzar Zaav Garshasp
Kayanian	Kay Kawād Kay Kāvus Kay Khosrow Kay Lohrasp Goshtasb Kay Bahman Humay Chehrzad Kay Darab Dara II
Male characters	Jamasp Siamak Shahrasp Abtin Kayanoush Kāve Arash Salm Tur Qobád Qaren Tous Gostaham Gershasp Nariman Sām Zāl Rostam Sohrab Esfandiyār Pashotan Faramarz Fariborz Siyâvash Farud Zangay-i Shavaran Kashvad Goudarz Giv Bizhan Rohham Bahram Hojir Gorgin Zavara Shaghad Rostam Farrokhzād Barbad Eskandar (Alexander)
Female characters	Faranak Arnavāz Shahrnāz Sindukht Rudaba Sudabeh Tahmina Banu Goshasp Gordafarid Farangis Manizheh Katāyoun
Tazian	Mardas Zahhak Mehrab Kaboli
Turanian	Zadashm Pashang Aghrirat Garsivaz Afrasiab Tageuo Shideh Arjasp Viseh Piran Houman Barman Nastihan Biderafsh
Clans and families	Kashvadian House of Goudarz House of Viseh House of Nowzar House of Sasan House of Sām

Creatures
and animals

• Akvan Div
• Kharvazan Div
• Arzhang Div
• Div-e Sepid
• Koulad-Ghandi
• Huma bird
• Simurgh
• Rakhsh
• Shabdiz
• Shabrang
• White Elephant

Places

• Iran
• Turan
• Zabulistan
• Sistan
• Kabul
• Balkh
• Ctesiphon
• Estakhr
• Mazandaran
• Alborzkouh
• Mount Damavand
• Tammisha
• Kasa-Roud
• Other locations...

Structures

• Gonbadan Castle (Dez-i Gonbadan)
• Roein Castle (Dez-i Roein)
• Sepid Castle (Dezh-i Sepid
• Bahman Castle (Dezh-i Bahman)
• Alanan Castle (Dezh-i Alanan
• Gang Castle (Gang-Dez)

Manuscripts

• Florence Shahnameh
• Great Mongol Shahnameh (or Demotte)
• Baysonghor Shahnameh
• Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp
• Shahnameh of Rashida
• Windsor Shahnameh
• Davari Shahnameh

Related

• Daqiqi
• Abu-Mansuri Shahnameh
• Derafsh Kaviani
• Babr-e Bayan
• Zal and Rudabeh
• Rostam and Sohrab
• Rostam and Esfandiyar
• Rostam's Seven Labours
• Davazdah Rokh
• Khosrow and Shirin
• Bijan and Manijeh
• Persian mythology

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