# Bahrám — The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám character guide

> Bahrám in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyám.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

Ancient Persian king, mentioned in a quatrain about mortality.

## Relationships

### [Sultán](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/sultan)

_social_

Bahrám is a legendary king and the Sultán is a ruler, linked by historical power and the futility of earthly glory.

## In the story

### [The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/chapters/the-rub-iy-t-of-omar-khayy-m)

Referenced as a historical king whose reign has passed, illustrating the transience of power and glory.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/chapters/ix)

Referenced indirectly through Jamshýd and Kaikobád, legendary kings associated with Persian history.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/chapters/xviii)

Referenced as the great hunter now sleeping eternally, his head trampled by a wild ass.

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