Tur (Shahnameh)

Tur (/ˈtʊər/; Persian: تور, pronounced [tʰuːɾ]) is a character in the Persian epic Shahnameh. He is the second son of the legendary Iranian king Fereydun and brother of both Salm and Iraj. His name, meaning "brave", was given to him by his father when the young prince bravely fights the dragon that had attacked him and his brothers. When Fereydun divides his empire among his sons, he gives Turkistan and China to his second son Tur. This is the beginning of the Turanians, the neighbor and rival of the Iranians. Some of the most important characters of Shahnameh, such as Afrasiab, are his descendants. He was killed by Manuchehr.

Qajar-era illustration of Tur, Iraj and Salm

Family tree

Shahrnaz

Fereydun

Arnavaz

Fereydun's Brother

Iraj

Salm

Tur

Pashang

Iraj's daughter

Manuchehr

See also

• Arya (Iran)
• Turya (Avesta)
• Turan
• Aniran

External links

• A king's book of kings: the Shah-nameh of Shah Tahmasp – an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), containing material on Tur.