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The Shahnameh (Persian: شاهنامه, romanized: Šāhnāme, lit. 'The Book of Kings', modern Iranian Persian pronunciation [ʃɒːh.nɒː.ˈme]), [a] also transliterated Shahnama, [b] is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran.
Depiction of the hero Siyâvash: Persian miniature from the illuminated Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp. Siyâvash (Persian: سیاوش), [a] also spelled Siyâvoš or Siavash (سياووش), is a major figure in the Shahnameh. He is introduced by Ferdowsi as the son of Kay Kāvus, who reigns as Shah in the earliest days of Greater Iran for over a ...
The Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp (Persian: شاهنامه شاهطهماسب) or Houghton Shahnameh is one of the most famous illustrated manuscripts of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran, and a high point in the art of the Persian miniature. It is probably the most fully illustrated manuscript of the text ever produced.
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Zāl (Persian: زال, pronounced), alternatively spelled as Zaal, [citation needed] is a legendary Iranian king from Sistan, [1] and is recognized as one of the greatest warriors of the Shahnameh epic. [2] [1] He is the father of the equally legendary Iranian hero, Rostam. [1]
Jamshid ([dʒæmˈʃiːd]) (Persian: جمشید, Jamshēd; Middle-and New Persian: جم, Jam), also known as Yima (Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 Yima; Persian/Pashto: یما Yama), is the fourth Shah of the mythological Pishdadian dynasty of Iran according to Shahnameh.
A page from Shahnameh of Rashida, Fereydun nails Zahhak to the walls of a cave in Mount Damavand. The miniatures of this manuscript have been attributed to Mohammad Yusef. Shahnameh of Rashidā [1] [2] [3] (Persian: شاهنامهٔ رشیدا) is an illustrated manuscript of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran.