Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Хосров и Ширин" in Russian language version.
Two of Neẓāmī’s poems are tales about Sāsānian kings who were historical figures: Khosrow wa Shīrīn («Khosrow and Shīrīn») tells the story of the love of Khosrow II (reigned 590—628) for an Armenian princess, and in Haft paykar («The Seven Beauties») the life of Bahrām V (reigned 420—438) serves as a framework for seven fairy tales narrated to the king each night when he visits one of the pavilions of his seven brides, who are all princesses from one of the seven climes identified by medieval cosmology.
FARHĀD, a romantic figure in Persian legend and literature, best known from the poetry of Neẓāmī Ganjavī (q.v.) as a rival with the Sasanian king Ḵosrow II Parvēz (r. 591—628) for the love of the beautiful Armenian princess Šīrīn.
The Eskandar-nāma also has a lot of local color in the episodes set in the Caucasus, which must have appealed to the poet’s intended audience, and perhaps the most attractive character in the poem, Queen Nūšāba, belongs to that area, as does the Armenian princess who is the heroine of Ḵosrow o Šīrīn. Indeed, a striking feature in all three of the mentioned poems is the prominence of strong female characters.
FARHĀD, a romantic figure in Persian legend and literature, best known from the poetry of Neẓāmī Ganjavī (q.v.) as a rival with the Sasanian king Ḵosrow II Parvēz (r. 591—628) for the love of the beautiful Armenian princess Šīrīn.
Two of Neẓāmī’s poems are tales about Sāsānian kings who were historical figures: Khosrow wa Shīrīn («Khosrow and Shīrīn») tells the story of the love of Khosrow II (reigned 590—628) for an Armenian princess, and in Haft paykar («The Seven Beauties») the life of Bahrām V (reigned 420—438) serves as a framework for seven fairy tales narrated to the king each night when he visits one of the pavilions of his seven brides, who are all princesses from one of the seven climes identified by medieval cosmology.
The Eskandar-nāma also has a lot of local color in the episodes set in the Caucasus, which must have appealed to the poet’s intended audience, and perhaps the most attractive character in the poem, Queen Nūšāba, belongs to that area, as does the Armenian princess who is the heroine of Ḵosrow o Šīrīn. Indeed, a striking feature in all three of the mentioned poems is the prominence of strong female characters.
2) «Хосров и Ширина», напис. в 1180 г. Любовь сасанидского царя Первиза к бардинской княжне Ширине должна аллегорически изображать стремление души человеческой к Богу; но эта поэма (как и последующие) так живо рисует человеческие характеры и страсти, что не предупреждённый читатель не может даже подозревать здесь аллегории. Изд. в Тебризе (без года), в Лагоре (1871); нем. пер. Гаммера (Лпц., 1809).
