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Bahram
Bahram Bahram projects the energy of a man at the peak of physical vitality and royal pleasure — a great hunter, lover of women and poetry, who combines martial greatness with a genuine appetite for the sensory richness of life. Characters named Bahram are often charismatic kings of the world who must learn what lies beyond conquest.
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Bahram Gur
Haft Paykar (Seven Beauties) — Nizami Ganjavi
The legendary Sassanid king who builds seven pavilions for seven princesses and hears a tale from each — a framework story that is one of Persian literature's most celebrated works.
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