Khosrau

Khosrau

Khusro, Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosro, or Khusraw (Kasrâ in Modern Persian; Kisrā (كسرى) in Arabic; Osroes or Chosroes in Greek; Hüsrev in Turkish) is the name of a mythical Persian leader, in the Avesta of the Zoroastrians known as Kavi Haosravah, with the meaning "with good reputation". A number of rulers of Persia, Armenia (Armenian: Խոսրով Xosrov), and the Middle East are known by this name.


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