Scheherazade's father is the vizier of King Shahryār. Every day, on the king's order, he beheads the brides of Shahryar. He does this for many years until all the unmarried women in the kingdom have either been killed or run away, at which point Scheherazade offers to marry the king.

The vizier tells Scheherazade the Tale of the Bull and the Ass, in an attempt to discourage his daughter from marrying the king. It does not work and she marries Shahryar anyway.

Scheherazade's father eventually goes to Samarkand where he replaces Shāhzamā as sultan.

*He is not to be confused with Ja'far ibn Yahya, a historical character who was also a vizier - to historical Caliph Harun al-Rashid - and who appears as a protagonist in at least two of Scheherazade's tales.
*In ''The Thief of Bagdad'' (1940), a remake of the 1924 silent film, Conrad Veidt plays Jaffar, a scheming sorcerer-vizier who overthrows the king and ruthlessly pursues the princess. This iconic portrayal cemented the name ''Jafar/Jaffar'' as a symbol of magical tyranny in pop culture.
*It’s important to note, however, that this version is public domain,

* Disney's Jafar was based on two originally distinct characters from the story of Aladdin: one a vizier, the other a sorcerer; and neither of them is related to either the historical Ja'far or to Scheherazade's father.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_ibn_Yahya Wikipedia]
*[http://arabiannights.wikia.com/wiki/Scheherazade%27s_Father Arabian Nights Wiki]
*[https://fictional-characters-in-media.fandom.com/wiki/Jafar Fictional Characters in Media Wiki]
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