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The Shahnameh

Ferdowsi

Form
Form Epic Poem
Year
Year 1010
Originally in
Originally in Persian
Pages
Pages 2000

Fifty generations of Persian kings and heroes rise and fall in one vast epic, at whose heart a great champion unknowingly kills his own son in single combat.

I suffered during these thirty years, but I have revived Iran with the Persian language.
The Shahnameh, Ferdowsi

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