Shabrang ("[having] the colour of night")[1][2] is the legendary horse of the Persian hero Siyâvash in the Shahnameh. In a trial of his righteousness, Siyâvash passed through a large fire riding this stallion. After his death, his son Kai Khosrow, eventually became the ruler of Persia and was among the most magnificent and benevolent rulers according to Shahnameh. He disappeared and in traditional Zoroastrian mythology, he never died and will return to bring justice riding on his father's horse Shabrang.

Shabrang
The Shabrang, Night-coloured purebred Horse
GroupingMythical creature
FolklorePersian mythology
CountryAncient Iran

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  1. ^ Amjad, Hamid (2013). "From the Land of the Pure, in Search of the Lost Origin: An Interview with Bahram Beyzaie on 'Siyavush-Khani' (Siyavush Recitation) and Its Mythological and Literary Roots". Iranian Studies. 46 (5): 733. doi:10.1080/00210862.2013.789739. JSTOR 24482884. S2CID 163024273. Accessed 27 Nov. 2023.
  2. ^ SHIRMAHALEH, SHEKOUFEH MOHAMMADI (2017). "Héroes y Antihéroes En El 'Shahnamé' de Ferdousí: Una Visión Mítico-Ética" [Heroes and Antiheroes in the ‘Shahnameh’ of Ferdowsi: A Mythical-Ethical Vision]. Estudios de Asia y Africa (in Spanish). 52 (1 (162)): 113. JSTOR 44272650. Accessed 27 Nov. 2023.

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