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[[File:Ashkabus_(The_Shahnama_of_Shah_Tahmasp).png|thumb|right|Ashkbous in the [[Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp]]]]
'''Ashkbous''' ({{langx|fa|اشکبوس}}) is a [[Shahrisabz|Keshanian]] hero in [[Shahnameh]] who fights with Iranians in the [[Battle of Kamous-e Kashani]]. In [[Bondari Esfahani|Bondari]]'s translation of Shahnameh into [[Arabic language|Arabic]], his name is given as Askbos. In the story of Kamous, Ashkbous first fights with [[Rohham]] and defeats him, but he himself was defeated and killed by Rostam who was fighting on foot without [[Rakhsh]]. The battle of Rostam and Ashkbous was a popular choice in [[Persian miniature]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Khaleghi-Motlagh|first1=Dj.|title=ĀŠKBŌS|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/askbos-a-turanian-hero-from-kasan-or-kosan-in-the-story-of-kamus-e-kasani-sah-nama-moscow-iv-p|publisher=ENCYCLOPÆDIA IRANICA|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref> It has been suggested that Kashanians or Koshanians are related to [[Kushan Empire]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Molaei Afghanestani|first1=Mohammad-sarvar|title=Kushanians in the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi|url=http://www.ensani.ir/fa/content/280536/default.aspx|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
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