| Castle of Khosrow abad | |
|---|---|
قلعه خسروآباد | |
Khosrow abad village, Abarkuh County, Yazd Province in  Iran | |
| Type | Castle |
| Code | 25360 |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
| Site history | |
| Built | Qajar era |
Castle of Khosrow abad is an ancient castle built in Qajar era. This castle located in Khosrow abad village, Abarkuh County, Yazd Province.
Castle of Khosrow abad has been registered in List of National monuments of Iran by the ID 25360. [1]
Khosrow I, traditionally known by his epithet of Anushirvan, was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 531 to 579. He was the son and successor of Kavad I.
Khosrow II, commonly known as Khosrow Parviz, is considered to be the last great Sasanian king (shah) of Iran, ruling from 590 to 628, with an interruption of one year.
Shirin was wife of the Sasanian emperor Khosrow II. In the revolution after the death of Khosrow's father Hormizd IV, the General Bahram Chobin took power over the Persian empire. Shirin fled with Khosrow to Roman Syria, where they lived under the protection of Byzantine emperor Maurice.
Falak-ol-Aflak or Shapur Khast Castle is a castle situated on the top of a large hill with the same name within the city of Khorramabad, the regional capital of Lorestan province, Iran. This gigantic structure was built during the Sassanid era (224–651).
Khosrow and Shirin is the title of a famous tragic romance by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209), who also wrote Layla and Majnun. It tells a highly elaborated fictional version of the story of the love of the Sasanian king Khosrow II for the Christian Shirin, who becomes queen of Persia. The essential narrative is a love story of Persian origin which was already well known from the great epico-historical poem the Shahnameh and other Persian writers and popular tales, and other works have the same title.
Kay Khosrow is a legendary king of Iran of Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. Before Kay Khosrow was born, his father was murdered in Turan by his maternal grandfather Afrasiab. Kay Khosrow was trained as a child in the desert by Piran, the wise vizier of Afrasiab. His paternal grandfather was Kay Kāvus, the legendary Shah of Iran who chose him as his heir when he returned to Iran with his mother. The name Kay Khosrow derives from Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀Kauui Haosrauuaŋha, meaning "seer/poet who has good fame".
Abarkuh County is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abarkuh.
Azarmidokht was Sasanian queen (banbishn) of Iran from 630 to 631. She was the daughter of king (shah) Khosrow II. She was the second Sasanian queen; her sister Boran ruled before and after her. Azarmidokht came to power in Iran after her cousin Shapur-i Shahrvaraz was deposed by the Parsig faction, led by Piruz Khosrow, who helped Azarmidokht ascend the throne. Her rule was marked by an attempt of a nobleman and commander Farrukh Hormizd to marry her and come to power. After the queen's refusal, he declared himself an anti-king. Azarmidokht had him killed as a result of a successful plot. She was, however, killed herself shortly afterwards by Rostam Farrokhzad in retaliation for his father's death. She was succeeded by Boran.
Mobarakeh is a city in the Central District of Mobarakeh County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Prince Khosrow Mirza Qajar was the seventh son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fath-Ali Shah, King of Iran.
Farud or Forud was an ancient king of Kelat in his early youth and makes up a chapter in the Shahnameh "The Book of Kings" (940-1020) by Ferdowsi where he is mentioned as the brother of Kai Khosrow.
Khosrow Khani is a village in Beyranvand-e Jonubi Rural District, Bayravand District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 88, in 15 families.
Hom-e Khosrow is a village in Khezel-e Sharqi Rural District, Khezel District, Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 127, in 31 families.
Cheshmeh Khosrow is a village in Kivanat Rural District, Kolyai District, Sonqor County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 125, in 28 families.
Tall Khosrow was a village in, and the former capital of, Sarrud-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Aliabad-e Sartol.
Hasanabad was a village in, and the former capital of, Abidar Rural District of the Central District of Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Iran. The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Kilaneh.
Fariburz is an Iranian hero in Shahnameh, the national epic, of Greater Iran. He is son of Kay Kavus and brother of Siyâvash. He appears in the story of Mazandaran, the story of Sohrab and the story of Siavash. But his most important role is when Giv brings Kay Khosrow back to Iran. Tous, another Iranian hero is opposed to the rulership of Kay Khosrow in favor of Fariburz, because Kay Khosrow is grandson of Afrasiab. Kay Kavus, unable to choose between Kay Khosrow and Fariburz, decides to give the rulership to the one who can successfully capture a fortress in Ardabil. Tous and Fariburz are unable to take the fortress, while Giv and Kay Khosrow are able to take it easily. Kay Khosrow thus becomes the king of Iran. Fariburz thereafter obeys Kay Khosrow and participates in the wars between Iran and Turan. Fariburz married Farangis, Kay Khosrow's mother. Fariburz is among those heroes that disappear in the snow after Kay Khosrow's ascend.
Davāzdah Rokh is a story in Shahnameh. This relatively long story is described as one of the finest stories of Shahnameh in terms of "plot, dramatic description, and insight into human nature".
Imam Khomeini Streetبزرگراه دو طبقه امام خمینی (ره) اصفهان is one of the most famous streets in the 12th district of Isfahan Province, Iran. In fact, the concrete flyover bridge that was built over it and its importance, made this street eminent and hard to ignore. It is also the way between Kharrazi Expressway and Isfahan-Tehran freeway.
In the epic poem Shahnameh, Tageuo is one of the Turan heroes in charge of a border state between Iran and Turan. His state was the third province attacked by Iranians under the command of Tous after Chaeam and Kasa-Roud.
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