What is Shahnameh?
{{italic title}} [[File:Shahnameh3-1.jpg|right|thumb|''Shahnameh'']] The '''''Shahnameh''''' or '''''Shāhnāma''''' (''Book of Kings'', {{lang-fa|شاهنامه}}) is a large [[poem|poetic]] [[opus]] by the [[Persian people|Persian]] [[poet]] [[Ferdowsi]]. The book was written between {{circa}} 977 to 1010 [[Anno Domini|AD]]. The ''Shahnameh'' is about the [[mythology|mythical]] and [[Persian Empire|historical past]] of [[Iran|Persia/Iran]]. It is the national [[epic]] of Persia/Iran and one of the greatest literary works of the [[Persian language]]. ''Shahnameh'' has been composed of 3 main parts: 1. mythical, 2. heroic, 3. historical. [[Category:Persian literature]] [[Category:11th-century books]] {{lit-stub}}