The Kush-nameh, one of the most famous Islamic epic texts, dealingwith the historical relations between Iran and Silla, was written by the great Iranianscholar Iran-Shan ibn Abal-khayr in 501-04 Hegira (1108-11 AD). References tothe Kush-nameh and to Kush are known from other Islamic writings.The Kush-nameh mentions Frwm, which is located to the north (west) of Iran, as a Chinese toponym. The term derives from Parthian frwm and isgenerally rendered hrwm in Middle Persian. Farvaneh, the designation of thecity built for Kush in the Kush-nameh, may be recognized as a modificationof a Middle Persian
Keywords:
Kush-nameh, Frwm, Rome and Byzantium, Middle Persian Period
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