Karkadann
Sign in to saveThe Karkadann (Arabic كركدن karkadann or karkaddan from Kargadan, Persian: كرگدن) is a mythical creature said to have lived on the grassy plains of India and Iran.
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Vinony's link graph records 116 inbound references to Karkadann, and connects out to Indian rhinoceros, mythical creature and India.
It sits within the topics Arabian legendary creatures, Arabian mythology and Hindu mythology.
Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Karkadann (from Kargadan)
- Mythical creature.image
- Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini - A Rhinoceros - Walters W659112A - Full Page.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- This folio from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a Karkadann.
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- Medieval Persian tradition
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Legendary creature
- Mythical creature.Region
- India, Persia
- Mythical creature.Similar_entities
- Qilin, Re'em, Indrik, Shadhavar, Camahueto, Unicorn
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini - A Rhinoceros - Walters W659112A - Full Page.jpg
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Evolution of descriptions
- Horn
- Name
- The karkadann in modern scholarship and culture
- Scholarship on the karkadann
- Notable appearances and references
- References
- External links
The Karkadann (Arabic كركدن karkadann or karkaddan from Kargadan, Persian: كرگدن) is a mythical creature said to have lived on the grassy plains of India and Iran.
The word kargadan also means rhinoceros in Persian and Arabic.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karkadann” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.