Kai Darab
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
The details
Biography
Kay Darab, or Darab Kiani, is a legendary king of Iran, who ruled Zoroastrian Persia after his father Kai Bahman and his mother Homai in the 4th century BC.
He is the subject of the 12th-century Darab Nama.
According to shahnameh his son "Dara" is king when Alexander the Great conquered Persia, a role historically fulfilled by Darius III.
It was rumored the town of Darab or Darabgerd was built by him.