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1238: 220: 1252: 33: 100: 251:, which there Kurd means blacksmith. It is also believed that these people, like Kawe the Blacksmith who took refuge in the mountains over the course of history, later they were called by the profession of their ancestor and created a Kurdish ethnicity. Kaveh is a geographical and symbolic figure in Kurdish nationalism. In common with other mythologies, Kurdish mythology sometimes is also used for political aims. When Turkey and its radical mercenaries invaded 1583: 1245: 135:
According to ancient legends, Kāveh was a blacksmith who launched a national uprising against the evil foreign tyrant Zahāk, after losing two of his children to serpents of Zahāk. Kāveh expelled the foreigners and re-established the rule of Iranians. Kāveh and the people went to the
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Kāveh is a Persian mythological character known for his resistance against Zahāk in Iran. In modern times, Kāveh is sometimes invoked for political aims. As a symbol of resistance, he raised his leather apron on a spear. This flag, known as
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claimed that Kurd means blacksmith in the old Iranian languages, and he supported his claim by taking the word from
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Kurdish man in Kaveh the blacksmith costume, celebrating Newroz, in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, 2018
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in 2017, they first destroyed the statue of Kawe the blacksmith.
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who leads an uprising against a ruthless foreign ruler,
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is the celebration for Fereydun's victory over Zahāk.
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Illustration of Kaveh surrounded by his followers in
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Index

Kaveh (disambiguation)
Zahhak § Revolution against Zahhāk

Kaveh
World War I

Iranian Soviet Socialist Republic
Red Flag
Persian
romanized
[kʰɒːˈveʔɒːɦæŋˈɡæɹ]

Iranian mythology
Zahāk
Shahnameh
Iran
Persia
Ferdowsi
Alborz Mountains
Damāvand
Fereydun
Derafsh Kaviani
Sassanids
Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
Abbasid Caliphate
Al-Mu'tazz
Derafsh Kaviani
Iranian nationalists
Mirza Fatali Akhundov

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