Book of Lords

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Book of Lords is the English rendering of the title of the Khwaday-Namag, a lost Middle Persian royal chronicle that recounted the legendary and historical kings of Iran.

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Book of Lords canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle Persian literature ⓘ
historical text ⓘ
royal chronicle ⓘ
associatedWith Sasanian Empire ⓘ
category Iranian royal chronicles ⓘ
lost Middle Persian texts ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Iran ⓘ
culture Sasanian Iran ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
describes historical kings of Iran ⓘ
legendary kings of Iran ⓘ
extantStatus known only through later translations and adaptations ⓘ
genre chronicle ⓘ
royal chronicle ⓘ
influenced Ferdowsi's Shahnameh ⓘ
linked to: Shahnameh

Islamic-era Persian historiography ⓘ
knownFrom Arabic translations ⓘ
New Persian adaptations ⓘ
language Middle Persian ⓘ
originalTitle Khwaday-Namag ⓘ
region Greater Iran ⓘ
religiousContext Zoroastrianism ⓘ
script Pahlavi script ⓘ
status lost work ⓘ
subject Iranian monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Iranian dynasties

Iranian royal history ⓘ
timeOfComposition late Sasanian period ⓘ
titleInEnglish Khwaday-Namag ⓘ
typeOfContent historical narratives ⓘ
legendary narratives ⓘ
royal annals ⓘ

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Khwaday-Namag → titleMeaning → Book of Lords ⓘ
Khwadāy-Nāmag → titleMeaning → Book of Lords ⓘ