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Overview
Atkinson names Arzang as a demon leader entrusted with captured royal treasures and with escorting Kai Kavus and the blinded Iranian captives into Mazandaran. He belongs to the armed and organized supernatural opposition in the king’s disastrous campaign.
During Rustam’s rescue journey, the hero reaches the demon chiefs’ encampment and calls out a challenge. Arzang emerges from his tent; Rustam seizes him, tears off his head and throws it among the frightened demons, who flee. The account gives his command and narrative position without assigning him the White Div’s separate cave, weapon or bodily description.
Origins & earliest records
Persian epic traditions; named source setting
Records & interpretation
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Selected bibliography
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Shahnama in Persian Literature, Volume1
Kai-Káús; Rustam’s Heft-Khan, fifth stage
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Primary records and illustrations
Shahnama in Persian Literature, Volume1
Persian epic traditions. Kai-Káús; Rustam’s Heft-Khan, fifth stage
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- Primary narrative in historical translationShahnama in Persian Literature, Volume1 — Kai-Káús; Rustam’s Heft-Khan, fifth stageResearch access: 2026-10-05
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