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Hojir - Wikipedia

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Hojir
Hojir in the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp
Shahnameh Men
Name	Hojir
Nickname	Iranian gladiator
Other Information
Well known	Caught in Sohrab hand
Wars	Davazdah Rokh War
killer	Sepahram
Family members
Father	Goudarz
Brothers	Giv, Rohham, Bahram
Ancestor	Kashvad
Lineage	House of Goudarz

Hojir^[1] (Persian: هُژیر) 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.

Hojir in the Shahnameh

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]

The castellan of Dez-e Sepid is not to be confused with Hojir the messenger. This later Hojir participated in a series of battles between Iran and Turan, with his most important role in the story of Davazdah Rokh (Twelve combats), where he kills Sepahram, a Turanian hero in a pitched battle.^[1]

Other resources

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]

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Hojir

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shahbazi, A. Shapur. "HOJIR". ENCYCLOPÆDIA IRANICA. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

Sources

Ferdowsi Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing. ISBN 964-5566-35-5

External links

Shahnameh of Ferdowsi

Characters

Pishdadian	Keyumars Hushang Tahmuras Jamshid Fereydun Iraj Manuchehr Nowzar Zaav Garshasp
Kayanian	Kay Kawād Kay Kāvus Kay Khosrow Kay Lohrasp Goshtasb Kay Bahman Humay Chehrzad Kay Darab Dara II
Male characters	Jamasp Siamak Shahrasp Abtin Kayanoush Kāve Arash Salm Tur Qobád Qaren Tous Gostaham Gershasp Nariman Sām Zāl Rostam Sohrab Esfandiyār Pashotan Faramarz Fariborz Siyâvash Farud Zangay-i Shavaran Kashvad Goudarz Giv Bizhan Rohham Bahram Hojir Gorgin Zavara Shaghad Rostam Farrokhzād Barbad Eskandar (Alexander)
Female characters	Faranak Arnavāz Shahrnāz Sindukht Rudaba Sudabeh Tahmina Banu Goshasp Gordafarid Farangis Manizheh Katāyoun Azadeh
Tazian	Mardas Zahhak Mehrab Kaboli
Turanian	Zadashm Pashang Aghrirat Garsivaz Afrasiab Tageuo Shideh Arjasp Viseh Piran Houman Barman Nastihan Biderafsh
Clans and families	Kashvadian House of Goudarz House of Viseh House of Nowzar House of Sasan House of Sām

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and animals

Places

Structures

Gonbadan Castle (Dez-i Gonbadan)
Roein Castle (Dez-i Roein)
Sepid Castle (Dezh-i Sepid
Bahman Castle (Dezh-i Bahman)
Alanan Castle (Dezh-i Alanan
Gang Castle (Gang-Dez)

Manuscripts

Category

Shahnameh Fighters of Ferdowsi

Iranian Characters

Ministers	Shahrsap Bozorgmehr Saveh Shah Barbad
Gladiators	Gershasp Goshtasp Peshotanu Shapur Taliman Zarir Foruhal Gazhdaham Sukhra Vinduyih Haftvād Mihr Hormozd Farhād Farhad Gorazeh
Women	Azadeh Gordiya Shirin Maria Iblis Golshahr

Turanian Characters

Ministers	Mardas
Gladiators	Ashkbous Pelashn Tageuo GaruyZerh Sepahram Andariman Kalbad Kamus Khaqan Ruyyin Lahhak Awkhast FarshidVared Barta Kuhram
Women	Jawira Espanoi Manijeh

Places and Wars

Countries	Turan Iran Tazian Kabul Rûm Mazandaran Hamavaran Armania Barbarestan
Iranian Cities	Amol Dehastan Pars Pahlav
Turanian Cities	Charam Kasa-Roud Samangan
Zabol Cities	Zabol Sistan
Wars	Iran-Turan war Mazandaran War Great Kay Khosrow War
Castles	Dez-e Sepid

Shahnameh topics

Drefts	Iran-Turan war Turan (Shahnameh) Goshtāsp (Shahnameh) Manizheh (Shahnameh) Alanan Castle Mardas (Shahnameh) Rûm (Shahnameh) Pars (Shahnameh) Jawira (Shahnameh) Kasa-Roud

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