Kush-Nāme,authored by Hakim Iranshan Ibn Abi al-Khair,offers information on Iran,its features,and even its neighbors,as other classical Persian literary works do.Although some of this historical information may need ...Kush-Nāme,authored by Hakim Iranshan Ibn Abi al-Khair,offers information on Iran,its features,and even its neighbors,as other classical Persian literary works do.Although some of this historical information may need to be more accurate due to the legendary nature of the work,it is important and worth studying.Aside from China,lands such as Makrān,Saqlab,Māchin,Besilā,and others are mentioned in Kush-Nāme.Besilāis the same as Korea based on the dynasty’s name,other details,and other references.The translation of Kush-Nāme into Korean has piqued the interest of many South Koreans.This study seeks to extract and,to some extent,examine Besilā’s many political,economic,geographical,and cultural representations in Kush-Nāme,not just to gain a better understanding of this country but this study serves as a foundation for future studies.According to the research,Besilāwas a remote and prosperous land with a monotheistic people and kingdom,a profitable and prosperous business,a huge army,and beautiful people who sheltered Abtin from the Chinese army and later married Abtin and Farārang,the daughter of BesilāKing and mother of Fereidun,and were somehow involved in Fereidun’s killing of Zahhāk.展开更多
文摘Kush-Nāme,authored by Hakim Iranshan Ibn Abi al-Khair,offers information on Iran,its features,and even its neighbors,as other classical Persian literary works do.Although some of this historical information may need to be more accurate due to the legendary nature of the work,it is important and worth studying.Aside from China,lands such as Makrān,Saqlab,Māchin,Besilā,and others are mentioned in Kush-Nāme.Besilāis the same as Korea based on the dynasty’s name,other details,and other references.The translation of Kush-Nāme into Korean has piqued the interest of many South Koreans.This study seeks to extract and,to some extent,examine Besilā’s many political,economic,geographical,and cultural representations in Kush-Nāme,not just to gain a better understanding of this country but this study serves as a foundation for future studies.According to the research,Besilāwas a remote and prosperous land with a monotheistic people and kingdom,a profitable and prosperous business,a huge army,and beautiful people who sheltered Abtin from the Chinese army and later married Abtin and Farārang,the daughter of BesilāKing and mother of Fereidun,and were somehow involved in Fereidun’s killing of Zahhāk.
