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Ferdowsi فردوسی
A portrait of Ferdowsi
Native name
Persian: ابوالقاسم فردوسی توسی
Born
940[1] Tus, Iran, Samanid Empire
Died
1019 or 1025 (79 or 85 years old) Tus, Iran, Ghaznavid Empire
Occupation
Poet
Language
Early Modern Persian
Period
Samanids and Ghaznavids
Genre
Persian poetry, national epic
Notable works
Shahnameh
Statue in TehranStatue of Ferdowsi in Tus by Abolhassan Sadighi
Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi (Persian: ابوالقاسم فردوسی توسی; 940 – 1019/1025),[2] also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (فردوسی),[3] was a Persian[4][5] poet and the author of Shahnameh ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poems created by a single poet, and the greatest epic of Persian-speaking countries. Ferdowsi is celebrated as one of the most influential figures of Persian literature and one of the greatest in the history of literature.[6][7]
^Khaleghi-Motlagh 1999, pp. 514–523 Shahnameh published by Eisenbrauns, Inc. Vol. 6, Pg 341 Vs 657.
^Khaleghi-Motlagh 1999, pp. 514–523.
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^"Search Results – Brill Reference". referenceworks.brillonline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019. Abū l-Qāsim Firdawsī (320–416/931–1025) was a Persian poet, one of the greatest writers of epic and author of the Shāhnāma ("Book of kings").
Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi (Persian: ابوالقاسم فردوسی توسی; 940 – 1019/1025), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (فردوسی), was a Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh...
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Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM, Persian: دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد, Danushgah-e Ferdusi-ye Mashhad) is a public university in Mashhad, the capital city...
The Tomb of Ferdowsi (Persian: آرامگاه فردوسی, Ârâmgâh-e Ferdowsi) is a tomb complex composed of a white marble base, and a decorative edifice erected...
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Ferdowsi and many historians have considered Keyumars to be first to use animals' skin and hair as clothing, while others propose Hushang. Ferdowsi considers...
member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. It was there that he met Arash Ferdowsi who would later go on to be co-founder and CTO of Dropbox. During his time...
"the holiest city in Iran". Mashhad later also became associated with Ferdowsi, the Persian poet and author of the Shahnameh, who was born in Tus (with...
The Ferdowsi Gas Field is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries, located at approximately 190 kilometers southeast of Bushehr, 85 kilometers off the coast...
public places and became a known icon among Iranians. The Shahnameh by Ferdowsi is Iran's national epic and contains stories (partly historical and partly...
Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi. According to the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), by the Persian epic poet Ferdowsi, Afrasiab was the king and hero...
The Ferdowsi millennial celebration (Persian: جشن هزاره فردوسی) was a series of celebrations and scholarly events in the year 1934 to commemorate the thousandth...
only completing 1,000 verses. His work was continued by his contemporary Ferdowsi, who would later become celebrated as the most influential figure in Persian...
engineering to chief technology officer (CTO), replacing co-founder Arash Ferdowsi. In July 2017, Agarwal announced in a Facebook post that he was leaving...
built by Vishtaspa at the request of Zoroaster in Kashmar. In a part of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, the story of finding Zarathustra and accepting Vishtaspa's...
of Ferdowsi upon conclusion of the Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration Participants of the Ferdowsi Millenary Congress in Tehran The Tomb of Ferdowsi in Tus...
Suhrawardi, Chishti Qalandari Abul Alai Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Madari Shatari Ferdowsi Nizami Sabri Jahangiri Shazli. He is popular in the Gujjar, Bakarwal and...
Ancient Iran. Tehran: Sokhan Publications. ISBN 964-372-027-6. Ferdowsi, A. Shahnameh e Ferdowsi. Bank Melli Iran Publications, 2003. ISBN 964-93135-3-2. Holberg...
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