Ferdowsi completes the Shahnameh

The national epic, about 50,000 couplets, preserves Iranian history and myth in Persian.

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The national epic, about 50,000 couplets, preserves Iranian history and myth in Persian.

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Ferdowsi completes the Shahnameh

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The national epic, about 50,000 couplets, preserves Iranian history and myth in Persian.

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3200 BCE (c.)2026

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