Tahmuras

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Tahmuras is a legendary king in Iranian mythology, famed in the Shahnameh for subduing demons and advancing civilization during the early mythical dynasties.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tahmuras canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pishdadian king ⓘ
Shahnameh character ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ
appearsIn Iranian mythology ⓘ
Shahnameh ⓘ
associatedMotif king who compels demons to serve humans ⓘ
associatedWith Pishdadian mythic cycle ⓘ
early mythical dynasties ⓘ
category Kings in Shahnameh ⓘ
Persian legendary kings ⓘ
cosmicRole upholder of asha (order) against druj (chaos) ⓘ
culture Iranian ⓘ
linked to: Iranian peoples
dynasty Pishdadian dynasty ⓘ
epithet Demon-subduer ⓘ
father Hushang ⓘ
genreOfSource epic poetry ⓘ
governsOver humans and demons ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Iranian national mythology ⓘ
Persian literary tradition ⓘ
hasMythicFunction bridge between primal culture and later civilization ⓘ
hasNameVariant Tahmuras the Demon-Binder ⓘ
Tahmurasp ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySource Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
learnedFromDemons arts ⓘ
different scripts ⓘ
writing ⓘ
moralRole champion of order against chaos ⓘ
notableFor advancing civilization ⓘ
binding the divs (demons) ⓘ
subduing demons ⓘ
portrayedAs just ruler ⓘ
warrior king ⓘ
predecessor Hushang ⓘ
realm Iran ⓘ
relatedTradition Greater Iranian mythological tradition ⓘ
religiousContext Zoroastrian-influenced mythology ⓘ
roleInMyth civilizer king ⓘ
sourceTextAuthor Ferdowsi ⓘ
successor Jamshid ⓘ
symbolizes control over destructive forces ⓘ
progress of civilization ⓘ
taughtBy demons ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth mythical prehistory ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pishdadian dynasty → hasLegendaryKing → Tahmuras ⓘ
subject linked to: legendary Pishdadian dynasty
Hushang → successor → Tahmuras ⓘ
Pishdadian cycle → hasKeyFigure → Tahmuras ⓘ