Manuchehr

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Manuchehr is a legendary king in Iranian mythology, celebrated in epic literature such as the Shahnameh as a just and heroic ruler of the early Pishdadian era.

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Label Occurrences
Manuchehr canonical 6

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pishdadian king ⓘ
Shahnameh character ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
ancestor Fereydun ⓘ
appearsIn Shahnameh ⓘ
associatedTheme dynastic legitimacy ⓘ
vengeance and justice ⓘ
associatedWith Pishdadian dynasty ⓘ
characteristic heroic ruler ⓘ
just ruler ⓘ
culturalSignificance foundational Iranian royal archetype ⓘ
culture Iranian mythology ⓘ
domain Iran ⓘ
enemy Turanians ⓘ
enemyLeader Afrasiab ⓘ
era early Pishdadian era ⓘ
father Iraj ⓘ
Tur ⓘ
genreOfSources mythological epic ⓘ
grandfather Fereydun ⓘ
languageOfSources Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
literaryTradition Persian epic poetry ⓘ
mentionedIn Iranian epic tradition ⓘ
mythologicalCycle Pishdadian cycle ⓘ
notableAct avenging the murder of Iraj ⓘ
predecessor Nowzar ⓘ
region Greater Iran ⓘ
relatedWork Persian national epic tradition ⓘ
roleInShahnameh king of Iran ⓘ
sourceType epic literature ⓘ
symbolOf justice ⓘ
legitimate kingship ⓘ
title King of Kings of Iran ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Pishdadian dynasty → hasLegendaryKing → Manuchehr ⓘ
subject linked to: legendary Pishdadian dynasty
Nowzar → predecessor → Manuchehr ⓘ
Nowzar → father → Manuchehr ⓘ
Zal-e Zar → advises → Manuchehr ⓘ
Pishdadian cycle → hasKeyFigure → Manuchehr ⓘ