Nowzar (نوذر)

Nowzar is the ninth Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty, known as the son of Manuchehr and a weak king whose brief seven-year reign was marked by tyranny and a disastrous war with Turan. Upon his father Manuchehr's death, Nowzar took the throne. However, he soon became a greedy and unjust tyrant. His erratic behavior prompted the Turanian king, Pashang, to send his son Afrasiab to invade Iran. Nowzar was defeated and eventually killed by Afrasiab, marking a bleak period in the Pishdadian dynasty. Despite his failed reign, he is the progenitor of the House of Nowzar (Nowzarian), a major clan featuring warriors like his sons, Tous and Gostaham.