The Russian song telling the tragic semi-legendary story of Razin's relationship with a Persian princess remains popular to this day.

Anyone catching sight of her at this moment would at once have been reminded of Stenka Razin and his Persian princess.

Yazid's mother was a Persian princess, suggesting a familiarity with that culture, and he too was known for similar pleasure-seeking.

Even amongst the Iranian scholars there has been some dispute as to the existence of a Persian princess by the title of Shahrbānū.

Liu Chang also had a Persian princess in his harem.

Safié, a Persian princess, loves an envoy named Ahmed.

"I can hardly see him wooing a Persian princess," said Meriamon.

I was referring to his marriage to a Persian princess.

Then, soothingly, he remarked: "Tell me some more about this Persian princess.

She could well have been a Persian princess, the product of an age when savage motives could inspire the most civilized of ladies.