When King Kay Kavus returned triumphant from the grueling campaign in Mazandaran and set foot upon the sacred soil of Iran, the dust raised by his vast hosts billowed high, eclipsing the sky and veiling the sun. Jubilant cries of men and women echoed up to the heavens as every city across the realm was adorned with festive splendour. Wine flowed, harps chimed, and minstrels sang; it was as though a radiant new moon had risen over Iran and the world itself was reborn. Taking his place upon the throne, Kavus unsealed ancient treasuries and ordered royal almoners to shower gold upon the people.
Then came Rostam the Elephant-Bodied, wearing his helmet of honor, to present himself before the monarch. Kay Kavus received his savior with supreme reverence, seating him beside his throne and bestowing upon him treasures worthy of his unmatched deeds: a turquoise throne carved with ram motifs, a jewel-encrusted royal crown, robes of woven gold, a hundred fair-faced maidens with golden belts, a hundred sable-haired attendants, a hundred steeds with golden saddles, a hundred black mules laden with rich brocades from China and Byzantium, a hundred bags of gold dinars, ruby goblets filled with pure musk, and turquoise bowls filled with rosewater. Furthermore, the King drafted an imperishable charter on silk, written in amber and musk, granting the perpetual sovereignty of Nimruz to Rostam and his lineage forever. Rostam kissed the throne in deep reverence and departed for Sistan.
Kay Kavus then closed the gates of tyranny and injustice, bestowing the supreme command of Iran's armies upon Tus and assigning the province of Ispahan to Gudarz. Peace, security, and prosperity bloomed across the earth like the legendary Garden of Iram, bringing the Mazandaran epic to its glorious close as the stage was set for the tales of Hamavaran.