Question
Write a brief note on Shahnama.
Solution
The Shahnama, Book of Kings, was completed in 30 years by Firdausi, is an epic of 50,000 couplets which has become a masterpiece of Islamic literature.
The Shahnama is a collection of traditions and legends (the most popular being that of Rustam), which poetically depicts Iran from Creation up until the Arab conquest. It was in keeping with the Ghaznavi tradition that Persian later became the language of administration and culture in India.
