Jahangir was the title of the Kings of the World.
History[]
The Jahangir ruled the world, thus including Pars. After the imprisonment of the last Jahangir, Serpent King Zahhāk, by Kaykhusraw, who founded the royal family of Pars, the world was divided into many nations and the title ceased to exist.
The only other mentioned Jahangir was Sage King Jamshid, who ruled until Zahhāk's usurpation.
List of Kings[]
The only mentioned Jahangir are the last two; Jamshid and Zahhāk. These two were taken directly from the Shahnameh, hence the other Jahangir from said epic were included in order to complete the list.
Kings of Pars | |||
Name | Reign | Notes | |
1. | Kayumars | unknown (30 years) | First King of the World. |
2. | Hushang | unknown (40 years) | Grandson of Kayumars. |
3. | Tahmuras | unknown (30 years) | |
4. | Jamshid | unknown (700 years) | Killed by Zahhāk. |
5. | Zahhāk | unknown - P.E. 1 (1000 years) | Usurped the throne. Was defeated by Kaykhusraw. |
Etymology[]
Jahangir is a Persian male given name. Its Turkish equivalent is Cihangir. According to Wiktionary, it consists of jahan, "world," and gir, the present stem of the verb gereftan, "to take," thus meaning "world-conqueror."