Explanation

• "Shahnama" is an epic poem that was written in 1010 and contains about 60,000 couplets
• The author of "Shahnama" was Abu Al-Qasim Firdausi
• The epic poem is also known as the "Book of Kings"
• It mainly tells the mythical and historical past of the Persian Empire from the creation of the world until the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century