Kai Khosrow

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Kai Khosrow (Persian: كاي خسرو) is a character in Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He is son of the Iranian prince Siavash who marries princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. His father is murdered before he is born by his maternal grandfather Afrasiab. His paternal grandfather is Kai Kavoos the legendary Shah of Iran who chooses him as his heir when he returns to Iran along with his mother.

The name Kai Khosrow derives from Avestan "Kavi Husravah", meaning "Famous"[1].

edit	Persian literature series
	شاهنامه فردوسی Shahnameh of Ferdowsi
Characters:	Abtin | Arash | Afrāsiāb | Esfandiār | Fereydun | Goodarz | Gordāfarid | Hushang | Jamshid | Kāveh | Kai Khosrow | Kiumars | Manuchehr | Rakhsh | Rohām | Rostam | Rostam Farrokhzad | Rudābeh | Sām | Shaghād | Siāmak | Siāvash | Simurgh | Sohrāb | Tahmineh | Tahmuras | Zāl | Zahhāk
Places:	Irān | Māzandarān | Samangān | Turān | Zābol | Kābul | Birjand