Introduction
Salm is the eldest son of Fereydun, given rule over Rome and the western lands in his father's division of the kingdom. His jealousy over the more favourable portion given to his youngest brother Iraj led him to conspire in Iraj's murder, an act that ignites the long war between Iran and Turan that runs through the rest of the Shahnameh.
Family
Jealousy and conspiracy
Resentful that their father Fereydun had given the choicest central lands, Iran itself, to their younger brother Iraj, while he and his brother Tur received what they considered lesser portions, Salm joined Tur in plotting against Iraj. Together they lured him to a meeting under false pretences and murdered him, an act of fratricide that becomes the Shahnameh's founding grievance for generations of subsequent conflict.
Death
Salm was eventually killed by Manuchehr, Iraj's grandson, who was raised specifically to avenge his grandfather's murder and who, on reaching adulthood, led a campaign against both Salm and Tur in retribution.