BĀMŠĀD, a musician at the court of the Sasanian king Ḵosrow II Parvēz (a.d. 591-628) whose name is mentioned together with that of Bārbad in a poem by the Persian poet Manūčehrī (Dīvān, ed. M. Dabīrsīāqī, 3rd ed., Tehran, 1347 Š./1968, p. 19 v. 280). The Persian lexicons state that he was a famous musician equal to Bārbad (Dehḵodā, Loḡat-nāma, s.v. Bāmšād).
Search terms:
| بامشاد | bamshad | baamshaad |
Cite this article
Tafażżolī, Aḥmad. "BĀMŠĀD." Encyclopaedia Iranica. Published December 15, 1988. https://doi.org/10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_6541