page_title: Afrasiab
hierarchical_section_title: Afrasiab
caption_attribution_description: Scene from the Shahnameh. Afrasiyab (standing figure) executes Nauzar (lying down), while two groups look on. Some of the onlookers are armed, two appear to be wearing armour. Asian Collection Keywords: Nauzar; Afrasiyab
context_page_description: Afrasiab is the name of the mythical king and hero of Turan. He is the main antagonist of the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi.
context_section_description: Afrasiab (Persian: افراسياب‎ afrāsiyāb;  Avestan: Fraŋrasyan‎; Middle-Persian: Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk, and Freangrāsyāk) is the name of the mythical king and hero of Turan. He is the main antagonist of the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi.
caption: Scene from the Shahnameh. Afrasiyab (standing figure) executes Nauzar (lying down). Wellcome Library.
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