Proper noun
Shahryar
Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of kings who is told stories by his wife, Scheherazade.
Court intrigues, however, including Nur Jahan's decision to have her daughter from her first marriage wed Prince Khurram's youngest brother Shahzada Shahryar and her support for his claim to the throne led to much internal division. Source: Internet
Khurram suspected that in his absence, Shahryar might be given promotion and he might die on the battlefield. Source: Internet
Shahryar begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning, before she has a chance to dishonour him. Source: Internet
Nur Jahan married her daughter to Shahryar, Jahangir's youngest son from his other queen, in the hope of having a living male heir to the throne when Jahangir died. Source: Internet
The activists shouted anti-Pakistan slogans and held posters that read 'Shahryar Khan go back', determined to stop Manohar from meeting his Pakistani counterpart. Source: Internet