According to a legend reported in the Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh, from Iran and repeated by several modern authors, the Sasanian king Bahrām V Gōr learned towards the end of his reign (421–39) that the poor could not afford to enjoy music, and he asked the king of India to send him ten thousand luris, lute-playing experts.
Ifølge en legende omtalt i Shahnameh og gentaget af flere moderne forfattere, opdagede den sasanidiske konge Bahram V Gor mod slutningen af sin regeringstid (421-39),at de fattige ikke havde råd til at nyde musik, og han anmodede kongen af Indien om at sende ham ti tusind luris, mandlige og kvindelige lutspillere.