He is castellan of Dez-e Sepid (White fortress) in the border of Iran and Turan. When Sohrab arrives at Dez-e Sepid, Hojir came out to fight him, but he was defeated by Sohrab, however Sohrab does not kill Hojir and instead takes him as a prisoner. Sohrab, wishing to recognize Rostam, his father, asks Hojir to introduce leaders of Iranian army to him, but when he asks about Rostam, Hojir does not reveal Rustam's identity, fearing that Sohrab may kill Rostam.[1]
Hojir then participated in a series of battles between Iran and Turan, sometimes as a messenger. His most important role is in the story of Davazdah Rokh (Twelve combats), where he kills Sepahram, a Turanian hero in a pitched battle.[1]
Other resourcesedit
Beside Shahnameh, Hojir was also mentioned in other sources such as Momjalal-tawāriḵ, where he is the chief companion of Kay Khosrow.[1]
His name is derived from Old Iranian *Hu-čiθra and it means "of good nature" or literally of good appearance. In Middle Persian texts, his name was mentioned as hu-čihr and then it developed into New Persian Hožir/Hojir, meaning "beautiful, fair". َIts cognate in Modern Persian is Hu-čehr (هوچهر) or beh-čehr (بهچهر). It sometimes incorrectly pronounced as "Hajir".[1]
hojir, persian, ژیر, iranian, hero, shahnameh, national, epic, iran, goudarz, brother, rohham, first, appears, story, rostam, sohrab, shahnameh, shah, tahmaspshahnameh, mennamenicknameiranian, gladiatorother, informationwell, knowncaught, sohrab, handwarsdavaz. Hojir 1 Persian ه ژیر is an Iranian hero in Shahnameh the national epic of Iran Hojir is son of Goudarz and brother of Giv and Rohham Hojir first appears in the story of Rostam and Sohrab HojirHojir in the Shahnameh of Shah TahmaspShahnameh MenNameHojirNicknameIranian gladiatorOther InformationWell knownCaught in Sohrab handWarsDavazdah Rokh WarkillerSepahramFamily membersFatherGoudarzBrothersGiv Rohham BahramAncestorKashvadLineageHouse of Goudarz Contents 1 Hojir in the Shahnameh 2 Other resources 3 Family tree 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksHojir in the Shahnameh editHe is castellan of Dez e Sepid White fortress in the border of Iran and Turan When Sohrab arrives at Dez e Sepid Hojir came out to fight him but he was defeated by Sohrab however Sohrab does not kill Hojir and instead takes him as a prisoner Sohrab wishing to recognize Rostam his father asks Hojir to introduce leaders of Iranian army to him but when he asks about Rostam Hojir does not reveal Rustam s identity fearing that Sohrab may kill Rostam 1 Hojir then participated in a series of battles between Iran and Turan sometimes as a messenger His most important role is in the story of Davazdah Rokh Twelve combats where he kills Sepahram a Turanian hero in a pitched battle 1 Other resources editBeside Shahnameh Hojir was also mentioned in other sources such as Momjalal tawariḵ where he is the chief companion of Kay Khosrow 1 His name is derived from Old Iranian Hu ci8ra and it means of good nature or literally of good appearance In Middle Persian texts his name was mentioned as hu cihr and then it developed into New Persian Hozir Hojir meaning beautiful fair Its cognate in Modern Persian is Hu cehr هوچهر or beh cehr بهچهر It sometimes incorrectly pronounced as Hajir 1 Family tree editKashvadGoudarzGivRohamBahramHojirBizhanFarhadReferences edit a b c d e Shahbazi A Shapur HOJIR ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA Retrieved 6 March 2016 Sources editFerdowsi Shahnameh From the Moscow version Mohammed Publishing ISBN 964 5566 35 5External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hojir amp oldid 1094019311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
