Flying Throne of Kai Kavus
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The Flying Throne of Kai Kavus was a legendary eagle-propelled craft built by the Persian King Kai Kavus, used for flying the king all the way to China.
According to a fable contained in the Shahnama, the great Persian epic composed in A.D. 1000, a Persian king i.e. King Kai Kavus made a flying craft consisting of a throne to the corners of which were attached four long poles pointing upward. It was made of wood and gold and he attached specially trained eagles. Pieces of meat were attached at the top of each pole and the ravenous eagles were chained to the feet. As the eagles tried to reach the meat they caused the throne to fly. The legend says that the craft flew the king all the way to China, where the eagles grew tired and the craft came down.
Rostam the legendary hero of old Iran was compelled to rescue the king [1]
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