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Houmān (Persian:هومان)[1] (alt. spellings include Hōmān, Humān and Hoomān) is one of the most famousTuranian heroes inShahnameh, thenational epic ofGreater Iran. Houmān is famous for his bravery, loyalty, and chivalry, such that even Iranians who are longtime enemies of Turanians admire his personality. He is a descendant ofTur, a son of Viseh and brother ofPiran. Houmān is the highest ranking Turanian commander and after Piran, he is the second leading member of Viseh clan. Human first appears in the story ofRostam and Sohrab, whereAfrasiab sends him with an army of 12,000 men to accompany Sohrab in his journey to Iran. He has been instructed by Afrasiab to not let Sohrab recognize his father,Rostam, so that they fight together and one of them kill the other. Rostam on the deathbed of Sohrab, agreed to promise that he would not hurt Houmān and his army.[1]
Houmān did not take part in the story ofSiyâvash and he was not present there when Afrasiab ordered to kill Siyâvash. However, he fights with Iranian army in the subsequent wars between Iran and Turan.[1]
He was killed byBizhan in the story ofDavazdah Rokh.[1]
Beside Shahnameh, he has been also mentioned in other sources such as Jahāngirnāmeh andTabari. Tabari mentions his name as "Khomān".[1]
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