Book of Lords

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Book of Lords is the English rendering of the title of the Khwaday-Namag, a lost Middle Persian royal chronicle that recounted the legendary and historical kings of Iran.

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Book of Lords canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle Persian literature
historical text
royal chronicle
associatedWith Sasanian Empire
category Iranian royal chronicles
lost Middle Persian texts
countryOfOrigin Iran
culture Sasanian Iran
linked to: Sasanian Empire
describes historical kings of Iran
legendary kings of Iran
extantStatus known only through later translations and adaptations
genre chronicle
royal chronicle
influenced Ferdowsi's Shahnameh
linked to: Shahnameh

Islamic-era Persian historiography
knownFrom Arabic translations
New Persian adaptations
language Middle Persian
originalTitle Khwaday-Namag
region Greater Iran
religiousContext Zoroastrianism
script Pahlavi script
status lost work
subject Iranian monarchy
linked to: Iranian dynasties

Iranian royal history
timeOfComposition late Sasanian period
titleInEnglish Khwaday-Namag
typeOfContent historical narratives
legendary narratives
royal annals

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Khwaday-Namag titleMeaning Book of Lords
Khwadāy-Nāmag titleMeaning Book of Lords