Introduction
Garshasp is the last king of the Pishdadian dynasty, son of Zav, whose reign marks the end of Iran's first legendary royal line in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, before the throne passes to the Kayanian dynasty beginning with Kay Kobad.
Note: this Garshasp, the Pishdadian king, is a distinct figure from the earlier legendary ancestor of the Sistan heroic line who shares the same name; the two are not identified with one another in the Shahnameh.
Family
- Father: Zav
End of the Pishdadian line
Garshasp's reign, brief in the Shahnameh's treatment, brings the Pishdadian dynasty, which began many generations earlier with Keyumars, to its close. With no clear successor from his own line, the throne passes to Kay Kobad, founding the new Kayanian dynasty that will dominate the epic's subsequent, more historically resonant books.