← Ferdowsi Abu ol-QasemShahnamehby Ferdowsi Abu ol-QasemAncient Persian epic poem chronicling legendary and historical kings and heroesFind on Amazon↗About the authorFerdowsi Abu ol-QasemPersian epic poet whose Shahnameh (Book of Kings) is the national epic of Iran and one of the longest poems ever written by a single author. Composed over thirty years, it chronicles Persian history from the mythic age to the Arab conquest.