Old Persian painting, depicting Manuchehr sitting on the royal throne

Manūchehr (in Persian: منوچهر‎), older Persian Manōčihr, Avestan Manuščiθra, is a character in Shahnameh. He is the first of the legendary Shāhs who ruled Iran after the breakup of the world empire of Manūchehr's great-grandfather, Fereydūn.

Manūchehr was the grandson of Īrāj, who was the son of Fereydūn, and avenged the death of Īrāj at the hands of Fereydūn's other two sons, Salm and Tūr. From the death of Tūr in Manūchehr's war of vengeance sprang a war between the peoples of Īrān and Tūrān that would last for centuries, until the reign of Kai Khosrow.

Manūchehr died after a reign of 120 years, and was succeeded by his son Nowzar.

Sources and references[link]

• Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Dick Davis trans. (2006), Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings ISBN 0-670-03485-1, modern English translation (abridged), current standard
• Warner, Arthur and Edmond Warner, (translators) The Shahnama of Firdausi, 9 vols. (London: Keegan Paul, 1905-1925) (complete English verse translation)
• Shirzad Aghaee, Nam-e kasan va ja'i-ha dar Shahnama-ye Ferdousi(Personalities and Places in the Shahnama of Ferdousi, Nyköping, Sweden, 1993. (ISBN 91-630-1959-0)
• Jalal Khāleghi Motlagh, Editor, The Shahnameh, to be published in 8 volumes (ca. 500 pages each), consisting of six volumes of text and two volumes of explanatory notes. See: Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University.

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Manuchehr Jamali is a dissident Persian philosopher and poet living in the USA. He is best known for his exposition and analysis of the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi and his research about the ancient Iranian mythology. Burgwinkel^[1] has reviewed his works and the developments of his thoughts and philosophical ideas.

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External links[link]

• Manuchehr Jamali, official website
• Jamali.info: comprehensive site featuring Manuchehr Jamali's latest articles
• Exposition by M. Jamali about Rumi: How Molavi Balkhi's (Rumi) thinking takes its roots in the Iranian culture of female deities
• Das andere Iran: Articles by Manuchehr Jamali in German.

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