Kai Khosrow is a character in Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He is son of the Iranian prince Siavash who marries princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. His father is murdered before he is born by his maternal grandfather Afrasiab. His paternal grandfather is Kai Kavush the legendary Shah of Iran who chooses him as his heir when he returns to Iran along with his mother. Persian is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Shahnameh Scenes from the Shahnameh carved into reliefs at Tus, where Ferdowsi is buried. ... Siavash, also Siavush (in Persian: ) is an ancient Persian name. ... Turan (in Persian: ) is the ancient Iranian name for the Northeastern nomads. ... Afrasiab, near Samarkand, Uzbekistan is both a historical city and its legendary founder. ... Shah is an Iranian & Pakistani/Indian term in Persian language & Urdu (شاه), for a monarch (king or emperor), and has also been adopted in many other languages. ...