Abolquasem Ferdowsi and The Shahnameh "The Funeral of Isfandiyar," leaf from the Great Mongol Shahnamah, ca. 1330s, Iran (probably Tabriz). Purchase, Joseph.

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Abolquasem Ferdowsi and The Shahnameh "The Funeral of Isfandiyar," leaf from the Great Mongol Shahnamah, ca. 1330s, Iran (probably Tabriz). Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1933 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The Persians

Map of the Persian Empire

Persepolis: City of the Persians Gate of All Nations

Persian Immortals: the Royal Guards of Darius Paris, Musée du Louvre

The Parthians Parthian prince Parthian city of Hatra

Sassanid Persia

Ferdowsi in the garden with other poets

The Shahnameh epic history of the Persian people begins with creation of the world ends with the Arab conquest mixes myth and fact marks the preservation and re- emergence of the Persian language and Persian heritage.

Tus (or Tous) Birthplace of Ferdowsi Mausoleum of Ferdowsi Ruins of the Sassanid citadel at Tus

Ghazni today Yesterday: the Kingdom of Rostam

Ghazni Afghanistan in the 19 th century

Goshtasp throws Esfandiyar in chains

Esfandiyar battles the dragon

Esfandiyar battles the dragon 2

Esfandiyar kills the witch

Esfandiyar kills Arsjap and frees his sisters

Rostam fights Esfandiyar

The great warrior Rostam

While you read, think about: cultural definitions of right action vs. wrong action political obligations vs. personal honor family relationships the divine right of kings what it means to be a good king should we preserve cultural history? In the Dragon’s Claws Written in the 11 th Century Set in the 6 th Century (or slightly before) A nostalgic look back at the glorious past...