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During the reign of Manouchehr Pishdadi, in a war with Turan, Afrasiab surrounded the Iranian troops in Mazandaran. Finally, Manouchehr offers peace and the Turanians accept the reconciliation offer and in order to accept this peace and humiliate the Iranians, they suggest that one of the Iranian warriors shoot an arrow over the Alborz mountain and the place where the arrow fell is considered the border between Iran and Turan. In Iran, no one dares to do this. Arash, who was the courier of the Iranian army, took a message to the Turan army. The king of Turan chooses Arash to humiliate his Iranians and Arash is forced to accept the responsibility for this task. In the Iranian army, everyone criticizes Arash, why did you accept this responsibility and you will bring shame to Iran. According to some narrations, Esfandarmaz gave Arash a bow and arrow and said that this arrow will go far, but whoever uses it will die. However, Arash was willing to use that bow and arrow for sacrifice. Arash goes to Damavand and throws the arrow. Arash throws his existence at the foot of the arrow; His body is torn apart and scattered on the soil of Iran, and his soul is blown into the air. The arrow moves from morning to evening and lands on a walnut tree by the Jihun or Amu Darya river, where it becomes the border between Iran and Turan. Many have considered Arash as one of the unique examples in world myths; He is a symbol of sacrifice for the homeland. The contemporary poet Siyavosh Kasraei has turned this mythical story into a great poem whose words are so strong that they send shivers down the body of the audience.