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• KAVI

  cross-reference

  See KAYĀNIĀN.

• ḴĀVIĀR

  Cross-reference

  See CAVIAR.

• KAVIR

  Cross-Reference

  Persian word meaning "desert." See DESERT.

• KĀVUS

  Cross-reference

  See KAYĀNIĀN.

• KAWĀD I

  Multiple Authors

  Sasanian king, son of Pērōz I. This entry is divided into two sections:  i. Reign. ii. Coinage.

• KAWĀD I i. Reign

  Nikolaus Schindel

  The reign of Kawād I, lasting with an interruption of some three years from 488 to 531, is a turning point in Sasanian history.

• KAWĀD I ii. Coinage

  Nikolaus Schindel

  Since the reign of Jāmāsp interrupts the two regnal periods of Kawād I, and because of marked differences between the two, they should be treated separately. Kawād employs only one obverse and one reverse type during his first reign. The obverse shows the king’s bust to the right wearing a crown consisting of a crescent and two mural elements, which corresponds to the second crown of Pērōz (457-84).

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• KAWĀD II

  Cross-Reference

  Sasanian king (r. 628), son of  ḴOSROW II.   See ŠIRUYA (entry pending).

• ḴAWARNAQ

  Renate Würsch

  a medieval castle built in the vicinity of the ancient city of al-Ḥira by Laḵmid rulers of Iraq to whose name frequent references has been made in pre-modern Persian literary works.

• KAY

  Cross-reference

  See KAYĀNIĀN.