Sohrab (سهراب)

Tahmineh raised Sohrab in Samangan (modern-day Afghanistan). Sohrab was valiant son of Rostam. He was tragically killed by his own father during an epic duel before either knew the other's identity. After a three-day battle, Rostam broke Sohrab's back and stabbed him with a dagger. As he lay dying, Sohrab told Rostam, "Someone will avenge me. My father is the mighty Rostam. When he hears that you have killed his son, even if you hide in the stars or the deepest sea, he will find you". Rostam desperately sent for a legendary healing remedy (Noshdaru) held by King Key Kavus, but the king refused to give it—fearing the combined power of father and son—until it was too late. Sohrab died in his father's arms. Sohrab's mother, Tahmineh, was so devastated that she died of a broken heart within one year of her son's death.