Hazār Afsānah - The Character Map

Hope this helps - following are the characters:

1. Nader (Nadr) Shah - The Emperor of Persia also known as the Shah.
2. Raiza - The name means 'Rose'. The daughter of the Shah. We know not of her mother's origin.
3. Tariq - The name means 'evening caller' - the one who calls to prayer. The gifted singer at Azizam who fell in love with Raiza at first sight.
4. Mailheh - The name means 'beautiful'. She was the concubine from Saadi Street who served the Shah.
5. Ziavash - The owner of the most succesful Harem in Saadi Street. Maliheh was his most famous earner. Borne to a courtesan from Genghis Khan's darbar and a master performer of the Shurangiz.
6. Zeba - The name means 'a beautiful girl from heaven'. Little sister to Ziavash and hence, daughter of the courtesan from Genghis Khan's darbar. A mystery is revealed about her in Afsānah 9.
7. Bahram - The name means ' victorious'. He is the Shah's oldest brother and husband to four wives and father to four sons and two daughters.
8. Jaspar - In this context, the name means 'diamond'. Jaspar is Bahram's oldest son and Behrokh's first born.
9. Dara - In this context. the name means ' wealthy'. Dara is Bahram's youngest wife's child. A secret is revealed in Afsānah 7.
10. Behrokh - The name means 'prettiest face;. She is Bahram's first wife.
11. Khojassteh - The name means 'royal'. She is Bahram's second wife. A mystery unfolds in Afsānah 10.
12. Zahra - The name means 'bold'. She is Bahram's third wife.
13. Farideh - The name means 'precious'. Daughter of the Kurdish tribe chieftain and Bahram's fourth wife. She is also Dara's mother.
14. Sanaz - The name means 'full of grace'. She is Behrokh and Bahram's daughter.
15. Taher Alizadeh - The name means 'pure or chaste'. A Shurangiz player from the Harem. He taught Zia how to play the Shurangiz.
16. Azar - A concubine from the Harem who mentored Zeba and auctioned her to the highest bidder.
17. Sattareh - The name means 'star'. Nadr Shah's childhood love. A secret is revealed about her in Afsānah 10.

If you still are clueless about a character, drop me a comment on the blog post and I will give you the background :D