Ganj-e Badavard (
New Persian: گنچ باداورد
Ganǰ-i Bādāward, literally "the treasure brought by the wind") was the name of one of the legendary eight treasures of the
Sasanian Empire king
Khosrow II (r. 591-628) according to the majority of Persian sources. According to legend, it was a Byzantine fleet of 100 (some sources say 1,000) ships carrying gold, silver, coins and jewels as well as the Holy Cross that was bound for Ethiopia or another destination. After being caught in a storm, the ships were blown off-course and taken by the Persians. According to the
Shahnameh, however, it was also the treasure of the legendary
Kayanian dynasty king
Kai Khosrow.
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