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Jamshid
mythological Iranian king / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people, see Jamshid (name). For the village in Iran, see Jamshid, Iran.
Jamshid ([dʒæmˈʃiːd]) (Persian: جمشید, Jamshīd) (Middle- and New Persian: جم, Jam) (Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 Yima) (Dari/Pashto: یما Yama) is a famous name in many countries and he was the fourth Shah of the mythological Pishdadian dynasty of Iran according to Shahnameh.
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In Persian mythology and folklore, Jamshid is described as the fourth and greatest king of the ancient Iran Pishdadian Dynasty . This role is already alluded to in Zoroastrian scripture (e.g. Yasht 19, Vendidad 2), where the figure appears as Yima(-Kshaeta)
Jamshid (Jamshed, Jamshyd) and as a short pronunciation Jam remains a common Iranian and Zoroastrian male name that is also popular in surrounding areas of Iran and middle east.