Tur (Tur – son of Fereydun) is a character in the
Persian epic
Shahnameh. He is the second son of the legendary
Iranian king
Fereydun and brother of both
Salm and Iraj. His name, meaning "brave", was given to him by his father when the young prince bravely fights the
dragon that had attacked him and his brothers. When Fereydun divides his empire among his sons, he gives
Turkistan and
China to his second son Tur. This is the beginning of the nation of
Turan, the neighbor and rival of the Iranians. Some of the most important characters of Shahnameh, such as
Afrasiab, are his descendants.