Miraz

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Narnia character
Miraz
Race/Nation	Human / Telmar
Gender	Male
Title	Miraz the Usurper, King of Narnia, Emperor of the Lone Islands, Lord of Telmar
Family
Spouse	Prunaprismia
Parents	Caspian VIII
Children	1 son (unnamed)
Sibling(s)	Caspian IX
Other	See relations of Caspian.
Major character in
Prince Caspian
Portrayals in Adaptations
1989 BBC miniseries: Robert Lang

Miraz is a fictional character from C. S. Lewis's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. He is prominent character in the second book Prince Caspian, and is the uncle of the book's protagonist.

Miraz is the false king of Narnia, having killed his own brother, in order to assume the throne. The relationship between Miraz and his brother's son, Caspian, is similar to that of Claudius and Hamlet in Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Miraz is a cruel and unpopular king and bans the teaching of Narnia's pre-Telmarine history. His wife, Prunaprismia, does not bear a child, forcing him to name Prince Caspian as his heir. Things suddenly take a turn for the worse when the queen unexpectedly gives birth to a son. Caspian is then forced to flee Miraz's castle and join the remnants of Old Narnia that live in hiding. A civil war begins with Miraz and the Telmarines fighting against Caspian and the "Old Narnians". Somewhere in there, Caspian uses Susan's magic horn to call the Pevensies back to Narnia. Peter duels and nearly kills King Miraz, who is stabbed by his counselor (whom he made fun of earlier) and dies. Caspian takes his place as king of Narnia, and with the help of Aslan sets things as they used to be before the Telmarines invaded Narnia. Aslan offers the Telmarines a chance to live on a secluded island in our world, Earth, saying whoever takes up his proposal will lead a good life, though not in Narnia.

Lewis never states what happens to Prunaprismia and Miraz's son, Caspian's cousin.