Farāmarz, the Sistāni Hero

Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 9
Notes on Transcription, Dates, Quotations, and Bibliographical Citations......Page 11
Chronological Table......Page 14
Map of Greater Iran and Northern India......Page 17
List of Tables and Figures......Page 18
Introduction......Page 19
Part 1 Ferdowsi’s Shāhnāme and the Persian Epic Cycle: Texts and Origins......Page 31
1 Ferdowsi’s Shāhnāme, Its Origins, and Supposed Sources......Page 33
2 Parthian Origins of the Sistāni Cycle: Tentative Links to Historical Events......Page 49
3 Shāhnāme Manuscripts and Editions: Reconstructions and Reinterpretations......Page 64
1 The Later Epics as a Genre......Page 80
2 The Poems Making Up the Persian Epic Cycle......Page 92
3 Origins and Roles of the Sistāni Warriors......Page 156
Part 2 Farāmarz and the Sistāni Dynasty: In the Shāhnāme, Later Epics, and Histories......Page 163
1 The Older Generations: Rostam, Zāl, Zawāre, and Sām......Page 165
2 The Confusing Situation of Garshāsp......Page 176
3 Bizhan, the Son of Bānu Goshasp: The Union of Two Noble Houses......Page 180
4 Farāmarz’s Appearances in the Shāhnāme......Page 186
1 The Bānu Goshaspnāme: Farāmarz’s Youth......Page 209
2 The Shabrangnāme: Farāmarz’s First Test of War......Page 213
3 The Jahāngirnāme: Farāmarz Saves Jahāngir’s Life......Page 215
4 The Borzunāme......Page 219
5 The Shahriyārnāme: Farāmarz Returns from India......Page 225
6 The Bahmannāme......Page 230
7 Conclusion......Page 236
Chapter 5 Farāmarz and the Sistāni Dynasty in Six Histories and an Encyclopaedia......Page 239
1 Ṭabari’s Universal History: Farāmarz Added to the History of the Kings......Page 240
2 Balʿami: The Persian Version of Ṭabari’s History......Page 244
3 Ṡaʿālebi’s Arabic History of the Persian Kings......Page 251
4 The Mojmal al-tawārikh waʾl-qeṣaṣ: A Source on Persian Epic Traditions......Page 259
5 Shahmardān b. Abiʾl-Kheyr’s Nozhatnāme-ye ʿalāʾi: Farāmarz’s Indian Campaign......Page 270
6 Malek Shāh Sistāni’s Eḥyāʾ al-moluk and Its Example, the Tārikh-e Sistān......Page 276
7 Conclusion......Page 289
Part 3 The Shorter and the Longer Farāmarznāme: Manuscripts and Contents......Page 295
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2 The Longer Farāmarznāme: The Separate Poem......Page 321
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4 The Indian Manuscripts: Two Shorter and Four Longer Farāmarznāmes......Page 345
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1 Previous Research......Page 351
2 The Story......Page 359
3 Analysis......Page 390
4 Conclusion......Page 428
1 Speculations on the Poem’s Date and Sources......Page 432
2 The Introductory Section – Two Different Versions......Page 434
3 The Main Story – Part One: Farāmarz’s Campaign on the Indian Mainland......Page 452
4 The Interpolated Longer Farāmarznāme: A Retelling of the Epic’s First Part......Page 468
5 The Main Story – Part Two: Farāmarz’s Travels to the Indian Islands......Page 480
6 Analysis......Page 505
7 Conclusion......Page 564
Conclusion. Farāmarz, the Hero......Page 569
1 Farāmarz, the Historical Conqueror......Page 572
2 Farāmarz, the Epic Warrior and the Folktale Hero......Page 579
3 Farāmarz, Hero of the Later Shāhnāme Manuscripts......Page 584
1 Manuscripts......Page 587
2 Lithographed Editions......Page 592
Appendix 2 Rubrics of the Shorter Farāmarznāme......Page 593
1 The Rubrics of London (and Oxford) and Paris Compared......Page 594
2 The Rubrics of L, BL, IO, and Leiden Compared......Page 608
Appendix 3 Comparison of the Verses of the Texts of the Shorter Farāmarznāme......Page 632
Appendix 4 Rubrics of the Longer Farāmarznāme......Page 660
Appendix 5 Comparison of the Verses of the Texts of the Longer Farāmarznāme......Page 708
Appendix 6 Rubrics of the Interpolated Longer Farāmarznāme......Page 734
1 Primary Sources......Page 752
2 Secondary Sources......Page 756
Index......Page 768
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