Epic Lore & Biography

The treacherous King of Hamavaran who trapped Kay Kavus and Iranian heroes through guile. He formed a triple alliance with Syria and Barbaristan, but after Rostam annihilated his coalition and captured his royal allies, he submitted completely, releasing Kavus and surrendering all kingdom treasures.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (25)

ازان پس به کاووس گوینده گفت / که او دختری دارد اندر نهفت

“Thereafter, a speaker said to Kavus that the Lord of Hamavaran has a hidden daughter,”

Hamavaran • Kay Kavus's Wooing and Marriage to Sudabeh, Princess of Hamavaran بیت #5578

بشد مرد بیدار روشن روان / به نزدیک سالار هاماوران

“The alert and bright-souled envoy departed, reaching the ruler of Hamavaran.”

Hamavaran • Kay Kavus's Wooing and Marriage to Sudabeh, Princess of Hamavaran بیت #5594

چو بشنید ازو شاه هاماوران / دلش گشت پر درد و سر شد گران

“When the King of Hamavaran heard it, his heart filled with pain and his head grew heavy with sorrow.”

Hamavaran • Kay Kavus's Wooing and Marriage to Sudabeh, Princess of Hamavaran بیت #5597

بدانست سالار هاماوران / که سودابه را آن نیامد گران

“The Lord of Hamavaran realized that Sudabeh did not view the proposal with distress.”

Hamavaran • Kay Kavus's Wooing and Marriage to Sudabeh, Princess of Hamavaran بیت #5615

به یک هفته سالار هاماوران / همی ساخت آن کار با مهتران

“For a whole week, the Lord of Hamavaran arranged the wedding preparations with his nobles.”

Hamavaran • Kay Kavus's Wooing and Marriage to Sudabeh, Princess of Hamavaran بیت #5618

غمی بد دل شاه هاماوران / ز هرگونه‌ای چاره جست اندران

“Sorrow weighed heavily upon the heart of Hamavaran's king, as he sought every manner of scheme to escape his plight.”

Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos بیت #5628

بشد با دلیران و کندآوران / به مهمانی شاه هاماوران

“He set forth with his brave and mighty champions to be the guests of the King of Hamavaran.”

Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos بیت #5639

چو دیدش سپهدار هاماوران / پیاده شدش پیش با مهتران

“When the ruler of Hamavaran beheld him, he dismounted and advanced on foot alongside his nobles.”

Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos بیت #5645

شب و روز بر پیش چون کهتران / میان بسته بد شاه هاماوران

“Day and night, the King of Hamavaran stood girt for service before him like a humble servant.”

Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos بیت #5650

ز بربرستان چون بیامد سپاه / به هاماوران شاددل گشت شاه

“When the army from Barbaristan arrived, the King of Hamavaran rejoiced in his heart.”

Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos بیت #5656

چو کاووس بر خیرگی بسته شد / به هاماوران رای پیوسته شد

“When Kavus was thus recklessly bound in fetters, the mind of Hamavaran's king was set at ease.”

Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos بیت #5664

بگفتند گفتار او با پدر / پر از کین شدش سر پر از خون جگر

“They reported her passionate words to her father; his head filled with malice, and his heart burned with rage and grief.”

Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos بیت #5682

به حصنش فرستاد نزدیک شوی / جگر خسته از غم به خون شسته روی

“So he dispatched her to the fortress to join her husband, her heart wounded with sorrow and her face washed in blood-red tears.”

Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos بیت #5683

به نزدیک سالار هاماوران / بشد نامداری ز کندآوران

“To the ruler of Hamavaran went a renowned hero among brave champions.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Ultimatum, Naval Invasion, and the Tripartite Coalition of Hamavaran بیت #5711

فرستاده شد نزد هاماوران / بدادش پیام یکایک سران

“The messenger was dispatched to Hamavaran, delivering the message of each and every chieftain.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Ultimatum, Naval Invasion, and the Tripartite Coalition of Hamavaran بیت #5718

چو پیغام بشنید و نامه بخواند / ز کردار خود در شگفتی بماند

“When the ruler heard the message and read the letter, he remained bewildered by his own deed.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Ultimatum, Naval Invasion, and the Tripartite Coalition of Hamavaran بیت #5719

خبر شد به شاه هماور ازین / که رستم نهادست بر رخش زین

“News reached the King of Hamavaran that Rostam had laid the saddle upon Rakhsh.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Ultimatum, Naval Invasion, and the Tripartite Coalition of Hamavaran بیت #5729

چو بیرون شد از شهر خود با سپاه / به روز درخشان شب آمد سیاه

“When he marched out of his city with his army, the bright day turned to pitch-black night.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Ultimatum, Naval Invasion, and the Tripartite Coalition of Hamavaran بیت #5731

همان شاه با نامور سرکشان / ز رستم چو دیدند یک یک نشان

“The King and his exalted chieftains, seeing these signs of Rostam one by one,”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Ultimatum, Naval Invasion, and the Tripartite Coalition of Hamavaran بیت #5737

چو بنشست سالار با رایزن / دو مرد جوان خواست از انجمن

“When the ruler sat with his counselor, he summoned two swift young men from the assembly,”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Ultimatum, Naval Invasion, and the Tripartite Coalition of Hamavaran بیت #5739

به هاماوران بود صد ژنده پیل / یکی لشکری ساخته بر دو میل

“In Hamavaran stood a hundred huge war-elephants, with an army spanning two miles wide.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Triumph over the Three Monarchs and the Liberation of Kay Kavus بیت #5764

سپهبد چو لشکر به هامون کشید / سپاه سه شاه و سه کشور بدید

“When the commander drew his troops into the plain, he beheld the armies of three kings and three realms.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Triumph over the Three Monarchs and the Liberation of Kay Kavus بیت #5770

ز کشته زمین گشت مانند کوه / همان شاه هاماوران شد ستوه

“From the heaps of dead, the ground rose like mountains; whereupon the King of Hamavaran fell into total distress.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Triumph over the Three Monarchs and the Liberation of Kay Kavus بیت #5784

به پیمان که کاووس را با سران / بر رستم آرد ز هاماوران

“He made a covenant to bring Kay Kavus and the Iranian chiefs out of Hamavaran unto Rostam.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Triumph over the Three Monarchs and the Liberation of Kay Kavus بیت #5785

برو انجمن شد ز بربر سوار / ز مصر و ز هاماوران صدهزار

“One hundred thousand horsemen assembled from Barbar, Egypt, and Hamavaran under his banner.”

Hamavaran • Rostam's Triumph over the Three Monarchs and the Liberation of Kay Kavus بیت #5798