Goshtāsp (Shahnameh)

Goshtasp
Goshtasp
	Goshtasp before the kingdom
Shahnameh Mens
Name	Goshtasp
Post	King
Other Information
Well known	Kill The Dragon and Wolf; Journey to Rome
Family members
Father Name	Kay Lohrasp
Spouse	Katāyoun
Boys name	Esfandiyār, Zarir
Lineage	Arzanian
Nationality	Iranians

Goshtasp (Persian: گشتاسپ‎) is one of the prominent figures in the epic poem Shahnameh; his life must be divided into two periods: events before his investiture as king (Shah) of Iran and thereafter, from the beginning of his rule over the kingdom. He was proud of his being a warrior although his father Shah Lohrasp was always worried about it. Time went by until one day the royal court assembled out in an open space under a tree. As everyone gathered, Goshtasp seized the opportunity and demanded from his father the title to the monarchy. The narrative of Goshtasp began from this break between a royal and his son.

Goshtasp before the kingdom[edit]

Lohrasp declined the boy's wishes, and humiliated him before the elders. In his turmoil about the refusal to grant him title to the kingdom, Goshtasp left the capital with thousand of warriors at night^[1]. When leaving the palace, someone asked where the prince wanted to go. He replied that in a letter from King Henduvan, he had been invited to Hendustan and there he would be honored. Soon after the prince's departure, Lohrasp became aware of it and was very upset. Lohrasp summoned his commanders and dispatched them to search along four roads, each leading to one country. The Pars roads led to Hend^[2], Rome and Chin. Leading a search party, his own younger brother Zarir reached him and persuaded him to return. But soon Prince Goshtasp set forth to Rome and sojourned there for a while.

Journey to Rome[edit]

So Prince Goshtasp abandoned the capital in order to establish himself in the Roman (Byzantine) state where his father's agents could not find him. Goshtasp reached the border, where the guard allowed him to enter the empire of Rome. Goshtasp at the time of entry was ignorant of the arts of reading and writing. This is not the case for other kings of the Shahnameh, but Goshtasp seems to have benefited from the lack of literacy. Goshtasp now reached a city where in the past Salm had built and ruled that city. Unfortunately, he had to work and fill his stomach, but no job was available to him^[3].

Goshtasp invested with the title Shah[edit]

Nevertheless, Goshtasp stayed in Rome and even married Caesar's daughter Katāyoun, but meanwhile Lohrasp sent an ambassador to escort the Prince back to Iran. The embassy included his brother Zarir who finally convinced him to return to Iran and take the throne. Strangely, Zarir had brought the throne with him to the Roman frontier, and the crowning of Goshtasp preceded his arrival in Iran.

Gallery[edit]

Gushtasp Fight with Ilyas
Goshtasp Kills a Wolf

References[edit]

↑ Goshtasp discomfort with his father was due to the kindness and alien presence in the government.
↑ Hend or Hendoosetan, also known as Jadoosetan.
↑ No jobs were accepted in the Secretary, the shepherd, th Blacksmith, the Caravanserai.

Sources[edit]

Ferdowsi Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing. ISBN 964-5566-35-5 Search this book on .
Goshtasp in the Rûm
dictionary Goshtasp

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[1] Goshtasp discomfort with his father was due to the kindness and alien presence in the government.

[2] Hend or Hendoosetan, also known as Jadoosetan.

[3] No jobs were accepted in the Secretary, the shepherd, th Blacksmith, the Caravanserai.

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