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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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+ | * Yazad may be named after the Zoroastrian concept of ''[[wikipedia:yazata|yazata]]'' (Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀), which is known as ''yazad'' (𐭩𐭦𐭲𐭩) in Middle Persian; Brandon has noted that he was influenced by ancient Zoroastrian words for Rose Empire names.{{wob ref|2857}} Yazata is a word with various uses, but it is most often used to refer to divine beings that are worthy of worship. |
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
Revision as of 18:57, 22 June 2023
Yazad | |
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Died | [1] |
Titles | Emperor of the Rose Empire |
Ethnicity | Grand |
Homeworld | Sel |
Universe | Cosmere |
Yazad was the forty-eighth Emperor of the Rose Empire on Sel.
Near the end of his reign, he grew weak with sickness. After his death, Ashravan succeeded him as the emperor.[1]
Trivia
- Yazad may be named after the Zoroastrian concept of yazata (Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀), which is known as yazad (𐭩𐭦𐭲𐭩) in Middle Persian; Brandon has noted that he was influenced by ancient Zoroastrian words for Rose Empire names.[2] Yazata is a word with various uses, but it is most often used to refer to divine beings that are worthy of worship.
Notes
Preceded by unknown |
Emperor of the Rose Empire 48th |
Succeeded by Ashravan |
- ↑ a b The Emperor's Soul - Day 17#
- ↑ Words of Radiance Scottsdale signing
— Arcanum - 2014-03-14#