Turanian army

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The Turanian army is the military force of the Turanian realm, often depicted as the traditional enemy of Iran in Persian epic literature such as the Shahnameh.

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Turanian army canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
entity in Persian mythology ⓘ
fictional military organization ⓘ
appearsIn Shahnameh ⓘ
associatedWith Turan ⓘ
basedOn historical conflicts between Iranian and Central Asian peoples ⓘ
commandedBy Afrasiab ⓘ
Turanian kings ⓘ
conflictWith Iranian heroes ⓘ
country Turanian realm ⓘ
linked to: Turanians
culturalContext Greater Iran ⓘ
describedIn Shahnameh ⓘ
engagesIn warfare against Iran ⓘ
ethnicAssociation Turanian people ⓘ
linked to: Turanians
genre epic ⓘ
hasAttribute hostile to Iran ⓘ
numerous ⓘ
warlike ⓘ
hasDepiction Persian miniature paintings ⓘ
hasEnemyCommander Iranian generals ⓘ
hasRole antagonist force ⓘ
invading army ⓘ
hasType archers ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
influences later Persian storytelling about enemies ⓘ
languageOfSource Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
literaryTradition Persian epic literature ⓘ
medium poetry ⓘ
narrativeFunction to test the heroism of Iranian champions ⓘ
notableBattle wars of Iran and Turan ⓘ
notableWork Shahnameh ⓘ
opposes Iranian champions ⓘ
Rostam ⓘ
partOf Turanian realm ⓘ
linked to: Turanians
relatedConcept Iran–Turan rivalry ⓘ
religiousContext pre-Islamic Iranian mythology ⓘ
setting mythic Central Asia ⓘ
sourceAuthor Ferdowsi ⓘ
symbolizes chaos opposed to Iranian order ⓘ
foreign aggression ⓘ
timePeriod legendary age ⓘ
traditionalEnemyOf Iran ⓘ
Iranian army ⓘ
usesWeapon bows ⓘ
spears ⓘ
swords ⓘ

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Sohrab → alignment → Turanian army ⓘ