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The Epic of Kings, Hero Tales of Ancient Persia

✍ Scribed by Firdausi

Book ID
111306611
Publisher
Delhi Open Books
Year
2021
Tongue
Hindi
Weight
116 KB
Edition
1
Category
Fiction
ASIN
B09CLHYGGP

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✦ Synopsis

The Epic of Kings, Hero Tales of Ancient Persia (The Shahnameh) is an epic poem by the Persian poet Firdausi, written between 966 and 1010 AD. Telling the past of the Persian empire, using a mix of the mythical and historical, it is regarded as a literary masterpiece. Not only important to the Persian culture, it is also important to modern day followers of the Zoroastrianism religion. It is said that the poem was Firdausi's efforts to preserve the memory of Persia's golden days, following the fall of the Sassanid empire. The poem contains, among others, mentions of the romance of Zal and Rudāba, Alexander the Great, the wars with Afrāsīyāb, and the romance of Bijan and Manijeh.

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