# Persian* - Sogdian* - Kurdish* - Afghan* - Baloch*
# Saka*
iranian = {
	alternate_start = {
		NOT = {
			has_alternate_start_parameter = {
				key = special_culture
				value = animal_world
			}
		}
	}

	graphical_cultures = { muslimgfx }

	afghan = { # a.k.a. Pashtun
		graphical_cultures = { afghangfx persiangfx } # arabicgfx
		secondary_event_pictures = bedouin_arabic
		color = { 0.6 0.6 0.1 }

		male_names = {
			Aaban Aabdar Aalem Aakrama Aamir Aaqel Aarash Aarif Aazar Abas_Abbas Abdiesus Abed Abu-zar Afzal Adel Afrooz Afsar_Afshar Afshin Ajmal Akbar_Akbar Akhtar Akram Alaudin Akbarkhan Almeida Amardad Amooz Anoushiravan_Anushirvan Anwaaraddin Ariabood Armeen Aryo Arzhang Asadi Ashtak Azfaar Azoom Azyan Azzami Azzat
			Baddar Badeed Badih Badilayn Badrawi Baghish Bahiri Bahirun Bahlul Bahnam
			Dadvar
			Faireh Farjaad Farzaad_Farzad Futtehkhan
			Gulraiz Gulrez Gulru
			Isfandiyar_Esfandiar
			Jaah Jabroot Jammas Jansher Jehanzaib
			Kardaar
			Lodhi
			Maiwand Mateen Mehrang Mirwais Mohammadi_Muhammad Moinkhan Mukhtar Mursalin Musa_Moses
			Naseefa Nawaskhan Nouman
			Painda Parwaiz_Parviz Pazir Poya
			Qammar
			Rayi Shahmeer Shahou Shahpar Shahpur_Shapur Shahu Shehzad Soban
			Tabish Tabsheer Taimur Tajj Tashfeen
			Wamiq
			Yar Yesal
			Zadfar Zakariya_Zachary Zarak Zartash_Zartosht
		}

		female_names = {
			Aabroo Abrisham Afhak Afri Afshaneh Afsoon Anousheh Arezo Armineh Asal Asmaan Azyan
			Benesh Berezira
			Chaghama
			Damsa Darsameen
			Esin
			Farahnoush Farkhondeh Farzaneh Ferhana Firouzeh
			Ghamzeh_Ghamze Gulnoor Gulpari Gulrang
			Hajira Hamdiya Hesther Hooriyah Hunoon
			Illiyeen Imama
			Kaameh Kaamisha Kaamnoosh Kaasheen Kashm Khudeeja Kinaaz Kushaaneh
			Larmina
			Mahvash Mehrbano Mehrvash Mojdeh Morsal Moska
			Nageenah Naghma Nahal Nazy
			Paksima Parigul Pariwish Permaz Perveen_Parvin
			Ramineh
			Samaneh Shabahang Shabana Shadleen Shagufta Shahernaz Shaherzad Shahzadi Shandana Shararah Sharjeela Shokouh Sumbul
			Taara Tabaan Tasneem
			Veeda
			Yalqoot Yamna Yashfa Yasmoon_Jasmine
			Zaafirah Zahab Zamaair Zarafshan Zargul Zarmisha Zarnish Zartasha Zeeana Zuha
		}

		male_patronym = "zai"
		female_patronym = "lur"
		prefix = no

		dynasty_title_names = yes
		founder_named_dynasties = yes
	}

	baloch = {
		graphical_cultures = { afghangfx persiangfx } # arabicgfx
		secondary_event_pictures = bedouin_arabic

		color = { 0.4 0.4 0.05 }

		male_names = {
			Aadam_Adam Aadeynag Aali_Ali Aalmaas Adham Allayaar Armaan Baahout Baalaach Baaraan Baarag Bahraam_Bahram Ban'dag Bashshaam Behrouz Beh'zaad Bibagr_Babak Bohaador Buhaa'dor Bouheyr Braanz
			Chaakar Chaarshambeh Cheerag Delaa'waar Deedag Deleyr Del'shaad
			Didag Doudaa Dousteyn Gaazi Gam'shaad_Jamshid Gazzi Gishshar Gwahraam Haameyn Ham'bal Hammal Hayaat
			Haybat Horsond Jaafar Jalab Jehaangir_Jahangir Jiyand Joma Kamaal Kambar Mazaar Mallouk Mayaar Meer'zaad Meraan Meereen Mirbal Mirdoust Mirzaad Oumaan Omeyd Rahmat Rayhaan
			Rameen Roushen Rozhn Sabzal Sayaad Shaadaan Shaadmaan Shah'sawaar Shah'zaad Shah'daad Shahdoust Shahmir Shanbeh Shakkal Shamsheyr Sharif Sekandar_Alexander Sheyrdel Soubaan Zangi
		}

		female_names = {
			Aarezou Ambar Bahtaawar Bramsh Darmaan Dranna Dorbibi Dorhaatun Dornaaz Emaan Eymen Ezzat Ganjhaatun Gawhar Golandaam Golbaanu Golhaatun Golmalek Golpari Graannaaz Haani Haatun Jannat
			Mah'deym Mah'taab_Mahtab Maahaan Maahaatun Maahekaan Maaheyn Mahbaanu Mahbibi Mahganj Mahgol Mahjabin Mahlika_Malika Mahnaaz Mahnur Mahrang Mahtaap Mehrnaz Mehrnehal Mehrawar Mehrandaam Mehlab Mor'waared
			Naazbibi Naazhaatun Naazmalek Nogl Parigol Parinaaz Raheema Rahemal Saccha Sadaaf Sadaf Samul Sanji Seemuk Shaari Shali Sharhaatun Shemshok
			Shereen_Shirin Sheshalo Sugra Suha Suhenda Waahag Zaaferaan Zarhaatun Zaitun Zaytun Zinat Zomorred
		}

		male_patronym = "ani"
		female_patronym = "lur"
		prefix = no

		dynasty_title_names = yes
		founder_named_dynasties = yes
	}

	kurdish = {
		graphical_cultures = { persiangfx } # arabicgfx
		secondary_event_pictures = bedouin_arabic
		color = { 0.3 0.35 0.1 }

		male_names = {
			Abbas Abolhassan Alah-Verdi Allahyar Amin Aram Assad Aurang Ayeshah Azad
			Babek_Babak Bahman Behrad Behram_Bahram Behrouz Bextyar_Bakhtiar Bozorg
			Cehandar_Jahandar Cehangir_Jahangir Cehanah_Jahanshah Cemd_Jamshid Cevid_Javeed
			Dan_Danush Darab Dary_Darius Davud_David
			Ebrahim_Abraham Efrasiyab_Afrasiyab Efer_Afshar Ehmed_Ahmad Ehsan Ekber_Akbar El_Ali Enirwan_Anushirvan Erdehan_Ardahan Erdewan_Ardavan Erder_Ardeshir Esfendiyar_Esfandiar Eskander_Alexander Eot_Ashot Eyyub_Job
			Feramez_Faramarz Feraz_Faraz Fath Ferhad_Farhad Ferhan_Farhan Ferheng_Farhang Feriburz_Fariborz Ferd_Farid Ferdun_Feridun Ferux_Farroukh Feruxzad_Farrukhzad Ferzad_Farzad Fezl_Fadl Fezlun_Fadlun Firdews_Ferdows
			Ghobad Gholam Godarz Gotasp_Goshtasb
			Hezarhesp_Hazarasp Hafez Hedayat Hesen_Hasan Hisn_Hussayn Hormoz_Hormoz Hosen_Hossein Humayun Hurmiz_Hormazd
			smal_Ismail
			Kambiz Kamran Keyghobad Keyxusrew_Keykhosrau Kvus_Kavoos Kru_Cyrus
			Mamlan_Mohammed Mashad Mehmd_Mahmud Mehrab Mehrzad Mensr_Mansur Menihr_Manuchihr Menihr_Manushihr Merwan_Marwan Merzuban_Marzuban Mesd_Masud Mihemed_Mohammed Mrza_Mirza Mistefa_Mustafa Murad_Morad Morteza Mozaffar
			Nard Naveed Nawid Nesir_Nazir Nesr_Nasr Nezam Norwan_Nawshirwan Nrvan_Nechirwan
			Parviz Pujman Peng_Pashang Proz_Peroz
			Revend_Rawwad Reza Ruhollah Rustam_Rostam
			Sadri Salman Sina Surxap_Surkhab
			ad_Shadhi ahab_Shahab ahbaz_Shahbaz ahenah_Shahanshah ahin_Shahin ahram_Shahram ahryar_Shahryar ahrux_Shahrokh ahruz_Shahruz apur_Shapur arvin_Sharwin awur_Shavur ayan_Shayan rkh_Shirkuh
			Tahmasp_Tahmasb
			Vahhab Vahid Vahusdan_Wahustan Vali Varasp_Varshasb Vtap_Vishtasb
			Xarmandar_Kharmandar Xaayar_Khashayar Xurd_Khurshid Xusrew_Khosrow Xuyar_Hooshyar Xwedadad_Khodadad Xwedayar_Khudayar
			Yezd_Yazid Yousef
			Zahak Zakaria_Zachary Zand Zerdet_Zartosht Zia
		}

		female_names = {
			Adan Adar Ara Ardil Arezo Arezu Ariyan Arz Arman Arn Asan Asteng As Avan Azad Azrn At
			Badil Bahar Balnexn Ban Barn Bawan Baziyan Baz Befraw Befrn Begxan Belalk Belqis Belcan Benav Benaz Berbijn Berdar Berdil Bersn Bercan Bexn Beyan Beybn Beybn Bezn Bihar Bijn Bilse Binar Binav Binef Binev Biyan Bikoj Bikurn Bohar Bnaz Brcan Brvan Burandoxt_Pourandokht
			Dengn Derav Derzn Desmal Devken Dilar Dilaram Dilare Dilawaz Dilber Dilcan Dildar Dilgerm Dilistan Dilkan Dilnaz Dilvn Dilxo Dilxwe Diyar Doman Drsim Dlan Dristan
			Esmercan Esmerxan Estre Evn Ewrn Eyan Ezcan
			Felek Fener Feran Firmsk Fdan
			Gaz Gelavj Gerdengaz Gozel Goz Grvan Guhtem Gulbehar_Golbahar Gulen Gulnar Gulnaz_Golnaz Glas
			Helez Heliz Helvn Hemayl
			Kej Keser Kevok Kev Kewser Kezzer Koer
			Leyl Leymn Lezn Lolav Lork Lor Lorcan Lorn Llav Lvken Llyan Lza
			Maa Mebest Mehrban Mehrcan Mehrvan Mejbr Mendal Mercam Mervan Mirarxan Miryem_Maria Mizgn Muhabad Mm Mrdn Mxek Mdya Mran
			Narman Narncan Navbihar Nawxo Naz Nazdar Nazenn Nazgul_Nazgol Nazik Naznaz Naz Nerm Nermn Nesrn Newbohar Nexn Neml Nemn Norcan Nrgiz Nrn Nzk Ndar Ngar Nroj Nan Ntman
			Perjn Pervn Perwane_Parvaneh Perwn Perem Per Pergul Pernaz Perxan Peran Pexan Peyman Pirjn Pireng Piring Pore Poreng Pln Proz Peng
			Rana Rengn Rewa Rewen Rihan Rind Rojhelat Roj Ronah Ronak Rondik Rjn Rzan Rhan Rken Rciwan Rge Rken Rzern
			Sar Serbar Sercan Serferaz Serfiraz Sergul Serinar Seyran
			ana anaz ayan ehrban elal emam eng epal epirze ermn evba evn laz lan n wen
			Xatn Xlcan Xone_Ghoncheh Zernan Zerya Zer Zer Zerxan
			Zeytn Zeytn Zilf Zoya Zozan Zrn Zlan Znet Zn
		}

		male_patronym = "kur "
		female_patronym = "ki "
		prefix = yes

		disinherit_from_blinding = yes
		dynasty_title_names = yes
		founder_named_dynasties = yes
	}

	persian = {
		graphical_cultures = { persiangfx }
		secondary_event_pictures = bedouin_arabic
		color = { 0.8 0.8 0.4 }

		male_names = {
			Afshar_Afshar Ahura Alborz Anushiruvan Anushirvan Arash_Arash Ardavan_Ardavan Ardeshir_Ardeshir Aria Arman Armin Arshad Artakhashayar Arak
			Babak_Babak Bahadur Bahman Bahram_Bahram Bakhtiar_Bakhtiar Bardia Behdad Behrad Behrouz Bistam_Bistam Bizhan Bozorg
			Danush_Danush Darab Dariush_Darius Djamasp
			Esfandiar_Esfandiar Eskander_Alexander
			Faramarz_Faramarz Faraz_Faraz Farbod Farhad_Farhad Fariborz_Fariborz Farroukh_Farroukh Farrukhzad_Farrukhzad Farzad_Farzad Fereedun_Feridun
			Garshasp Giv Gorgin Goshtasp_Goshtasb Goudarz_Goodarz
			Hazarasp_Hazarasp Hooman Hooshyar_Hooshyar Hormazd_Hormazd Hormoz_Hormoz Humayun Hushang
			Iraj
			Jahandar_Jahandar Jahangir_Jahangir Jahanshah_Jahanshah Jamshid_Jamshid Javeed_Javeed
			Kambiz Kamran Kashvad Kavadh Kaveh Kavoos_Kavus Keyumars Khashayar_Khashayar Khodadad_Khodadad Khosrau_Khosrow Khosrow_Khosrow Khudayar_Khudayar Khurshid_Khurshid Kobad Kurush_Cyrus
			Lohrasp
			Manuchihr_Manuchihr Manushihr_Manushihr Marzuban_Marzuban Mazdak Maziar Mehrab Mehrdad Mehrzad
			Nard Nima Narse_Narses
			Papak Parsa Parviz Pashang_Pashang Pedram Pezhman Piroz_Peroz Pouriya
			Ramin Roham Rostam_Rostam Rouzbeh
			Sam Sepehr Shahab_Shahab Shahbaz_Shahbaz Shahin_Shahin Shahram_Shahram Shahrokh_Sharokh Shahruz_Shahruz Shahryar_Shahryar Shapur_Shapur Shayan_Shayan Siamak Sohrab Sraosha_Sorush Suren Surena
			Tahmasb_Tahmasb Tahmures Tirdad
			Vandad Varshasb_Varshasb Vishtasb_Vishtasb Vistahm
			Yazdegerd
			Zartosht_Zartosht
		}

		female_names = {
			Abandokht_Abandokht Ahu Amitis_Amitis Anahid Anahita Arezoo Armita Arvanaz Atousa Atusa Azadeh Azar Azarmidokht_Azarmidokht
			Bahar Behnaz Bita Boran Burandokht
			Darya Delbar
			Farangis Farnaz Farrin Firuzeh
			Golbahar_Golbahar Golnaz_Golnaz Golpari
			Homa
			Irandokht
			Javaneh
			Katayoun Kiandokht
			Mahdokht Mahtab Mandana Mitra
			Parastoo Pardis Pari Parisa_Parisa Parmida Parmys Parvaneh_Parvaneh Parvin Poran Pourandokht_Pourandokht
			Roshanora_Rosanore Roushanak_Roxanne Roxana_Roxanne Roya Rudabeh
			Setareh Shahrbanu Shahrnaz Shahrzad Shirin Sudabeh
			Tahmineh Touran Tourandokht
			Yutab
		}

		male_patronym = "zade"
		female_patronym = "dokht"
		prefix = no

		disinherit_from_blinding = yes
		dynasty_title_names = yes
		founder_named_dynasties = yes
	}

	saka = {
		graphical_cultures = { persiangfx } #arabicgfx
		secondary_event_pictures = bedouin_arabic
		color = { 0.4 0.2 0.75  }

		male_names = {
			Alysanna Arsa Aryamgula Asi
			Baga Bahudhiva Bamdaka Bhadra Bradaysaa Brika
			Capastaka Ceguti Chika
			Daisai Dharma Dum Dzatsi
			Gostana Gulai
			Harka Haskadatta Huyi Hvam Hvarda Hvardamaya Hvimdu
			Ikam Irasamga
			Jabgu Jajahasa
			Kamnai Kayam Kharusa Khina Khuradatta Khvarnarse Kimashana Kimashani Kimatcuna Kirtti Kriti Kunala Kushtana
			Mamatti Manohara Murlimin
			Naganpaka Nipandaka
			Padatcaina Pakyau Phimduka Presamdha Punarrjam Punekula Purgula
			Raghu
			Samgai Samgaka Samgalaka Sangrama Sayausa Sham Shambhava Shikshananda Shinganca Shiresala Shirvamdai Shribhadra Shtrugize Shudamgula Shura Sidaka Sihya Siladharma Simhyi Skunkha Sthavira Sudarrjam Sudhana Sumauna Sumtharaka
			Tayasham Tcusyau
			Vadhaga Vagiti Vaham Vahana Vardhana Varman Vasudeva Vidakai Vidaram Vijita Vijitasimha Vikrama Virsha Visaram Vishirapumna Visma
			Ysambasta
			Zambasta
		}

		female_names = {
			Alsamgya Alyonj Armaiti
			Dharmadasi
			Khivyaina
			Maya
			Nanda Nirmala
			Praniyata
			Safali Shandramata Shri
			Tisyarakshita
			Vimala Vimalaprabha
			Yavalac
		}

		from_dynasty_prefix = "nava "

		male_patronym = "puri "
		female_patronym = "duda "

		dukes_called_kings = yes
	}

	sogdian = {
		graphical_cultures = { sogdiangfx persiangfx }
		secondary_event_pictures = bedouin_arabic
		color = { 0.43 0.32 0.32 }

		male_names = {
			Akhurmaztakk Akhushfarn_Akhushfarn Anghatnaw Anghatspadh Anushirvan_Anushirvan Ardavan_Ardavan Ardeshir_Ardeshir Armatsach Arsach Artikhuvandakh Artivan_Ardavan Aspandhat Astken Aurang_Aurang Avyaman Avyaman-yan_Avyaman-yan Avyaman_Avyaman Avyamanch_Avyamanch Avyamanvandak Axushfarn
			Babak_Babak Bahram_Bahram Banda Barak_Barak Bharkhuman_Bharkhuman Bharxuman Bhurz Bhurz_Bhurz Buddhadasa
			Chakar_Chakar Chakhapak Chakhren_Chakhren Chaki Chatfaratsaran Chaxren Cher_Cher Chetvandak Chukshak Chunakk Chuzakk
			Dariush_Darius Devadasa Dewashtich_Dewashtich Dewastich Dhakh Dhruwaspvandak Dishebo Divashtich
			Esfandiar_Esfandiar Eskander_Alexander Ewakhsh
			Faramarz_Faramarz Farhad_Farhad Farn Farnaghat Farnch Farnkhund Farroukh_Farroukh Farrukhzad_Farrukhzad Farzad_Farzad Fatmiwach Ferdows_Ferdows Fereedun_Feridun Frikhwataw Fudanyan
			Ghawtus Ghobad_Ghobad Ghoshfarn Ghotamsach Godarz_Godarz Goshtasb_Goshtasb Gurak
			Hazarasp_Hazarasp Hormazd_Hormazd Hormoz_Hormoz
			Induk Irkin_Irkin
			Jamshid_Jamshid Jiamut Jimatvande_Jimatvande
			Kanak_Kanak Kanakk_Kanak Kartir Karz Karzh Karzhtik Kavoos_Kavoos Kaway Kharstrang Khosrow_Khosrow Khudayfarn Khun Khurshid_Khurshid Khwadhawanakk Khwarmew Khwasaw Khwasawch Khwatawch Kund Kundakk Kurush_Cyrus Kushan Kushanakanak
			Lushan
			Makhak_Makhak Maniakh Marti Marzuban_Marzuban Maxak Maymarghch Mechun Methakan Mew Miren Muqanna
			Namdar Nanai Nanai-thvar Nanaidhvar Nanaifarn Nanaifarn_Nanaifarn Nanaikhsay Nanaikuch Nanaithvar_Nanaydvar Nanaizanch Nanayakk Nanevante_Nanevante Narisaf Narshakhi Nawchirth Nawekat Nibothak_Nibothak Nijat Nipak_Nipak Nithan_Nithan Nizat
			Ot-tegin_Ot-tegin
			Papakk Parsak Parviz_Parviz Pashang_Pashang Pator Patrodhan Pekako Peroz_Peroz Pesakk Pisak Pujman_Pujman
			Qishiq_Qishiq
			Ramch Ramtish Ramtish_Ramtish Rashdhes Razmwanwan Resan Rewdhvar Rokhshan_Rokhshan Rostam_Rostam Rutha
			Sagharak Sas Sasan Satasp Sesh_Sesh Shafnoshak Shahbaz_Shahbaz Shahin_Shahin Shahrokh_Sharokh Shans Shapur_Shapur Shaw Shaw_Shaw Shennu_Shennu Sheshch Shirch Sili Sina_Sina Skatch Spadh Spadhkharsh Srawakk Stayidh Suryakk
			Tahmasb_Tahmasb Takhsich Takhsichvandak Takut Tarkhun Tarkhun_Tarkhun Tarxun Taw Tir Tishifan Tishrat Tishtrya_Tishtrya Tishvandak Tuhun Turghar Turghar_Turghar
			Ukhushukan_Ukhushukan Ukhwan Urak Urak_Urak Uxushukan
			Vagh Vaghrew Vahhab_Vahhab Vandak Varkhuman Varshasb_Varshasb Varzak_Varzak Varzakk Varzirak Vishtasb_Vishtasb Viyus_Viyus Vuvva
			Wakhunam Wakhushakk Wakhushu Wakhushuvirt Wanenak Wankaway Wankhanak_Wankhanak Wanrazmak Wanwans Wanxanak Watch Wishaghn Wiyus Wupoyan
			Xeykhosrow_Keykhosrow Xutawch
			Yechi Yodkhsetak Yn_Yn
			Zand_Zand Zartosht_Zartosht Zymt_Zymt
		}

		female_names = {
			Aghatzak An Anakhit Arghavan_Arghavan
			Banafsheh_Banafsheh
			Chat_Chat Chatis Chet Chinanch
			Darya_Darya
			Funa_Funa Furuzan_Furuzan
			Ghamze_Ghamze Ghoncheh_Ghoncheh Golbahar_Golbahar Golshan_Golshan
			Kang Khansch
			Mah_Mah Mahtab_Mahtab Makh Miwnay
			Nana Nana_Nana
			Nanai_Nanai Nanaidhat Navvaba_Navvaba Nazgol_Nazgol Nazilla_Nazilla
			Parvaneh_Parvaneh Parvin_Parvin Ranisa
			Roxana_Roxanne
			Sanakhram Shahrzad_Shahrzad Shahzadeh_Shahzadeh Shayn Shirin_Shirin
			Touran_Touran
			Upach
			Yasaman_Jasmine Yena_Yena
		}

		from_dynasty_prefix = "m "

		male_patronym = "zk "
		female_patronym = "zk "

		dukes_called_kings = yes
		founder_named_dynasties = yes
	}
}