Faramarz-nama

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Faramarz-nama is a Persian epic about Faramarz, the son of the legendary hero Rostam. Two main versions survive. The older one, from the mid‑11th to 12th century, was written by an anonymous poet from near Piruzabad, and follows Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh style while drawing on a work by Azadsarv. The second, longer version runs about 464 pages with 9–10 thousand lines and was printed in Bombay in 1906 by Rostam Soruš Taft. In this tale, Faramarz goes to India to aid Nowshād Shah at the command of Kay Kavus. He defeats Konnās Dīv, a carrion-eating demon; Karg-e Gūyā, a talking rhinoceros; Aždahā, a dragon; and thirty thousand rhinoceroses, then undertakes seven labors in Jaypāl. The sixth labor ends with a Brahman renouncing idol worship and embracing Yazdān; the seventh labor is not described. The story begins with Rustam and the birth of Faramarz from Rustam and the Indian king’s daughter. A later section centers on Banu Gushasp, Rustam’s daughter, where Faramarz plays a secondary role. A fourth part offers another version of his adventures in India and Qīrvān during the reign of Kay Khusraw, linking to episodes found in other works such as Sām-nāma and Bahman-nāma.