batch.motif.persian-persian-literature-volume-1-gutenberg-l8390-l8407
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record_id: batch.motif.persian-persian-literature-volume-1-gutenberg-l8390-l8407
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/persian-literature-volume-1.md
passage_locator:
label: INVASION OF IRN BY AFRSIYB / THE RETURN OF KAI-KS / STORY OF SOHRB / THE
STORY OF SAIWUSH; lines 8390-8407
start: '8390'
end: '8407'
translation: Persian Literature, Volume 1
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-27-corpus; human
review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Kai-khosru’s success in an expedition against an enchanted castle is said
to secure the king’s favor over Frburz. It is announced to the realm’s elites
that Kai-khosru will succeed to the throne, and he is crowned with great pomp.
As ruler he behaves kindly toward all ranks, visits his grandfather regularly
to learn the kingdom’s affairs, and is portrayed as spreading justice, uprooting
oppression, and bringing cultivation and verdure so that the land and people prosper.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Kai-khosru’s expedition against an enchanted castle is presented as more successful
(in result) than that of Frburz, and this establishes Kai-khosru in the king’s
estimation.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: It is announced to princes, nobles, and warriors that Kai-khosru will succeed
to the throne and be crowned on a fortunate day.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A coronation occurs shortly afterward with great pomp and splendor.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Khosru behaves with kindness and benevolence toward people of all ranks, gaining
general affection.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Khosru visits his grandfather Ks daily and familiarizes himself with the affairs
of the kingdom he is destined to govern.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Khosru is described as spreading justice, rooting out oppression, and bringing
cultivation so that deserts, woods, wilds, plains, and Persian hearts are portrayed
as flourishing and glad.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Kai-khosru (Khosru)
description: A prince whose successful expedition leads to his designation as successor
and whose coronation and just, benevolent conduct are praised.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Frburz
description: A comparator whose expedition’s result is contrasted with Kai-khosru’s.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the king (unnamed)
description: The ruler whose estimation and announcement establish Kai-khosru as
successor.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ks (grandfather of Kai-khosru)
description: Kai-khosru’s grandfather whom he visits daily to learn affairs of the
kingdom.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: princes, nobles, and warriors of the land
description: Elites to whom the succession is announced.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: designated successor to the throne
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: It is announced that Kai-khosru should succeed to the throne and be crowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: just and benevolent ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He is said to show kindness and benevolence to all ranks and to spread justice
and root out oppression.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: rival/comparator claimant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Frburz’s expedition result is explicitly compared with Kai-khosru’s and found
less establishing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: sovereign conferring legitimacy
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The king’s estimation and the realm-wide announcement establish Kai-khosru
as successor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: grandfather and senior figure consulted
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Kai-khosru visits his grandfather daily to learn the kingdom’s affairs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: witnesses/recipients of royal announcement
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The announcement of succession is made to princes, nobles, and warriors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: enchanted castle
literal_form: An 'enchanted castle' targeted in Kai-khosru’s expedition.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: throne and coronation
literal_form: Succession to the throne and a coronation with crown/pomp on a fortunate
day.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: justice rooting out oppression
literal_form: Justice described as spreading with equal hand and uprooting oppression
from the land.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: cultivation and verdure
literal_form: Deserts, woods, wilds, and plains depicted as smiling with cultivation
and being verdure-clad.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Success establishes succession
summary: Kai-khosru’s expeditionary success, contrasted with Frburz’s, leads to
a public announcement that he will succeed to the throne and be crowned.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Coronation and exemplary kingship
summary: Kai-khosru is crowned with pomp; he treats all ranks kindly, consults his
grandfather to learn governance, and is portrayed as spreading justice that brings
prosperity to the land and people.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Legitimate succession established by merit and public coronation
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The passage links Kai-khosru’s demonstrated success to a formal announcement
of succession and a coronation with pomp, establishing him as rightful ruler.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The king is unnamed here; legitimacy is framed through court approval
and ceremony rather than explicit divine sanction.
- id: motif:2
label: Wise governance through learning and just administration
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Kai-khosru is described as learning the kingdom’s affairs through daily visits
to his grandfather and as ruling with justice and benevolence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage praises character and outcomes but does not depict a specific
act of counsel or a discrete 'wisdom test' episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8390-8395
quote_or_summary: Kai-khosru’s expedition against an enchanted castle is compared
favorably to Frburz’s; it establishes him in the king’s estimation, and it is
announced to princes/nobles/warriors that he will succeed to the throne and be
crowned on a fortunate day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/persian-literature-volume-1.md
rights_note: Public domain; full text allowed.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 8395-8397
quote_or_summary: The coronation takes place shortly afterward with great pomp and
splendor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/persian-literature-volume-1.md
rights_note: Public domain; full text allowed.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 8397-8401
quote_or_summary: Khosru behaves with kindness and benevolence toward all ranks,
gains affection, visits his grandfather Ks daily, and familiarizes himself with
the kingdom’s affairs.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/persian-literature-volume-1.md
rights_note: Public domain; full text allowed.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 8402-8407
quote_or_summary: 'Verse praise: he spreads justice, roots out oppression; deserts/woods/wilds
and plains flourish with cultivation and verdure; Persian hearts are glad.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/persian-literature-volume-1.md
rights_note: Public domain; full text allowed.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: 'Motif candidates are limited to what is explicit: succession/coronation
and praised just rule; no explicit cross-tradition comparison appears in the passage.'
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.2
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: |-
Name spellings follow the passage (e.g., 'Ks', 'Frburz'); identification with other epic names is not inferred.
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