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Dehqan (The Storyteller / Landed Gentry)

collective group Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Dehqans were the landed gentry and custodians of ancient Persian history, lore, and oral traditions. The Shahnameh frequently cites the Dehqan as the noble source preserving ancient chronicles.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (4)

نباشی بدین گفته همداستان / که دهقان همی گوید از باستان
“You may not readily agree with this tale which the old noble storyteller recounts from ancient times.”
Akvan • The Tale of Akvan Div بیت #15527
تو بشنو ز گفتار دهقان پیر / گر ایدونک باشد سخن دلپذیر
“Listen then to the words of the aged Dehqan, if indeed such speech is pleasing to your heart.”
Akvan • The Tale of Akvan Div بیت #15530
سخنگوی دهقان چنین کرد یاد / که یک روز کیخسرو از بامداد
“The eloquent Dehqan thus recalled that one morning King Kay Khosrow...”
Akvan • The Tale of Akvan Div بیت #15531
ز دهقان کنون بشنو این داستان / که برخواند از گفتهٔ باستان
“Now hear this tale from the Dehqan, who recited it from the lore of the ancients.”
Anooshirvan • The End of Dialogues and the Prelude to Mahbod بیت #39117
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