Hushang or Hōshang (in Persian: هوشنگ), older Persian Hōšang, was the second Shāh to rule the world according to Ferdowsi's Shāhnāmeh. Hushang is based upon the legendary figure Haošyaŋha in the ancient Zoroastrian scripture of the Avesta. Hushang is also called Pishdād (پیشداد), older Pēšdād, corresponding to Avestan Paraδāta.