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3 - Warrior King

Slaying Demons, Hunting Beasts, and War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2021

Blain Auer
Blain Auer
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Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
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The image of the Persian king is of a leader who rules the known world with justice and safe-keeping. The warrior aspect of the Persian king is the quality of the ruler to emerge victorious in battle with honor. A large part of a warrior-king’s duty was to subdue the presence of evil in the world. Persian kings and heroes of legend were tested through their conflict with the forces of chaos and savagery. In conquest, the hero demonstrated his courage and bravery by defeating monsters, devils, and ferocious beasts. Muslim intellectuals writing about the conquest of India embellished their histories with the ornamentation of Persianate heroic lore that civilized the untamed forces of nature and the demonic realm.

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DemonsHuntingLegendsWarriorsDiplomacyAdvice literatureWar
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In the Mirror of Persian Kings
The Origins of Perso-Islamic Courts and Empires in India
 , pp. 90 - 120
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Warrior King
  • Blain Auer, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Book: In the Mirror of Persian Kings
  • Online publication: 17 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108935876.005
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  • Warrior King
  • Blain Auer, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Book: In the Mirror of Persian Kings
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108935876.005
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  • Warrior King
  • Blain Auer, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Book: In the Mirror of Persian Kings
  • Online publication: 17 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108935876.005
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