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Shahrazad brouht freedom 'Azade' to her city 'Shahr' or 'Sheher'. King Shahryar took revenge after discovering the unfaithfulness of his wife by marrying and killing a new wife every day. Shahrazad was his minister's daughter and managed to free herself and all other young ladies of the town from this terrible destiny by telling fascinating stories and convincing him that not all women are bad. On the picture you see the minister showing a picture of his daughter Shahrazad to the king. He wears the typical clothes of a Persian wazir.
Wikipedia cites several sources claiming Shahrazad is an Arabicization of a Persian name Chehr-āzād or Čehrāzād, meaning 'of noble descent and/or appearance' and composed of the words čehr (lineage) and āzād (noble, exalted).
It is not a correct way of writing this name, Shahrzad is a name, and it is pronounced Shahr 'zaad.
This name "Shahrzad" is a Persian name. The original word was "Chehreh Azaad" which is known today in other countries as Turkey, Germany, England and more as Cheherzadeh and Cheherazade. Chehreazad has many meanings: Pretty woman, wise woman, a woman with liberty of mind.
Chehreh means Face in Persian and Azad means freedom. Another meaning has a story behind it which is related to culture of those old days. Women usually did not show their face unless they were a powerful, educated and liberal; in this condition they did not need anyone's permission to do so. It is why they called her Shahrzad which today has all this meaning. Wisdom, Pretty and liberal.

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