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Shahnameh, Story by Story

Discover Ferdowsi’s timeless epic through illustration, storytelling and the legendary world of Rostam.

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Shahnameh, Story by Story

Discover Ferdowsi’s timeless epic through illustration, storytelling and the legendary world of Rostam.

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Historical Timeline

11-Volume Illustrated History of Iran
Volumes 1 to 4

From human arrival on the Iranian plateau to the fall of the Sasanians

1
Ch. 1: From Earth to Humans(c. 600M to 10,000 BC)
Ch. 2: From Village to City(10,000 to 3300 BC)
Ch. 3: Dawn of History and Civilization(3300 to 559 BC)
Ch. 4: Elam: From Susa to Anshan(3300 to 520 BC)
Ch. 5: Aryans and Medes: From Dispersal to Empire(1500 to 550 BC)
2
Ch. 1: Dawn of Iran(559 to 522 BC)
Ch. 2: Era of Consolidation(522 to 486 BC)
Ch. 3: Iran and Greece(486 to 465 BC)
Ch. 4: Peaceful Days(465 to 358 BC)
Ch. 5: Age of Fall(358 to 330 BC)
3
Ch. 1: Greeks in Iran(323 to 129 BC)
Ch. 2: Rise of the Parthian State(247 to 165 BC)
Ch. 3: Beginning of the Empire(165 BC to 40 AD)
Ch. 4: Revival of Iran(40 to 240 AD)
4
Ch. 1: Age of Beginnings(224 to 270 AD)
Ch. 2: Age of Faith(270 to 379 AD)
Ch. 3: Age of Chaos(379 to 531 AD)
Ch. 4: Age of Glory(531 to 628 AD)
Ch. 5: Age of Fall(628 to 651 AD)
Volumes 5 to 8

From the fall of Sasanians to the fall of Isfahan at the end of the Safavids

5
Ch. 1: End of an Era(6 to 132 AH)
Ch. 2: Return to Power(132 to 207 AH)
Ch. 3: Gradual Transition
Ch. 4: Flourishing Through Hardship
Ch. 5: Endurance of Language
6
Ch. 1: Rise of the Turks(351 to 431 AH)
Ch. 2: The Golden Age(431 to 485 AH)
Ch. 3: Turbulence in the Realm(485 to 513 AH)
Ch. 4: Tumult of the Atabegs(513 to 590 AH)
Ch. 5: Fragments of Iranshahr(590 to 616 AH)
7
Ch. 1: The Devastating Deluge(616 to 656 AH)
Ch. 2: Great Ilkhans(656 to 736 AH)
Ch. 3: Era of Local Dynasties(736 to 795 AH)
Ch. 4: Timur and His Successors(795 to 907 AH)
8
Ch. 1: Revival of Iran(907 to 930 AH)
Ch. 2: Shaky Yet Steady Steps(930 to 996 AH)
Ch. 3: Mighty Monarch(996 to 1038 AH)
Ch. 4: Fire Beneath the Ashes(1038 to 1077 AH)
Ch. 5: Rapid Collapse(1077 to 1135 AH)
Coming Soon:

Volumes 9 to 11

From the battles of Nader Shah to the end of the Pahlavi dynasty
(1979 Revolution)

Final Era of Illustrated Iranian History
Volumes 1 to 4

From human arrival on the Iranian plateau to the fall of the Sasanians

1
Ch. 1: From Earth to Humans(c. 600M to 10,000 BC)
Ch. 2: From Village to City(10,000 to 3300 BC)
Ch. 3: Dawn of History and Civilization(3300 to 559 BC)
Ch. 4: Elam: From Susa to Anshan(3300 to 520 BC)
Ch. 5: Aryans and Medes: From Dispersal to Empire(1500 to 550 BC)
2
Ch. 1: Dawn of Iran(559 to 522 BC)
Ch. 2: Era of Consolidation(522 to 486 BC)
Ch. 3: Iran and Greece(486 to 465 BC)
Ch. 4: Peaceful Days(465 to 358 BC)
Ch. 5: Age of Fall(358 to 330 BC)
3
Ch. 1: Greeks in Iran(323 to 129 BC)
Ch. 2: Rise of the Parthian State(247 to 165 BC)
Ch. 3: Beginning of the Empire(165 BC to 40 AD)
Ch. 4: Revival of Iran(40 to 240 AD)
4
Ch. 1: Age of Beginnings(224 to 270 AD)
Ch. 2: Age of Faith(270 to 379 AD)
Ch. 3: Age of Chaos(379 to 531 AD)
Ch. 4: Age of Glory(531 to 628 AD)
Ch. 5: Age of Fall(628 to 651 AD)
Volumes 5 to 8

From the fall of Sasanians to the fall of Isfahan at the end of the Safavids

5
Ch. 1: End of an Era(6 to 132 AH)
Ch. 2: Return to Power(132 to 207 AH)
Ch. 3: Gradual Transition
Ch. 4: Flourishing Through Hardship
Ch. 5: Endurance of Language
6
Ch. 1: Rise of the Turks(351 to 431 AH)
Ch. 2: The Golden Age(431 to 485 AH)
Ch. 3: Turbulence in the Realm(485 to 513 AH)
Ch. 4: Tumult of the Atabegs(513 to 590 AH)
Ch. 5: Fragments of Iranshahr(590 to 616 AH)
7
Ch. 1: The Devastating Deluge(616 to 656 AH)
Ch. 2: Great Ilkhans(656 to 736 AH)
Ch. 3: Era of Local Dynasties(736 to 795 AH)
Ch. 4: Timur and His Successors(795 to 907 AH)
8
Ch. 1: Revival of Iran(907 to 930 AH)
Ch. 2: Shaky Yet Steady Steps(930 to 996 AH)
Ch. 3: Mighty Monarch(996 to 1038 AH)
Ch. 4: Fire Beneath the Ashes(1038 to 1077 AH)
Ch. 5: Rapid Collapse(1077 to 1135 AH)
Coming Soon:

Volumes 9 to 11

From the battles of Nader Shah to the end of the Pahlavi dynasty
(1979 Revolution)

Final Era of Illustrated Iranian History
Shirin Golzar, Songs for a Burnt Bridge

From the author

I write toward the bridge, even while it burns.

— Shirin Golzar, Songs for a Burnt Bridge

What Is the Khaleghi-Motlagh Edition, and Why Does It Matter When Reading the Shahnameh?

From the journal

What Is the Khaleghi-Motlagh Edition, and Why Does It Matter When Reading the Shahnameh?

The Shahnameh is a single literary work, but its surviving manuscripts do not contain an entirely identical text. The Khaleghi-Motlagh edition is the result of a critical comparison of some of the oldest surviving manuscripts—a decades-long scholarly project intended to bring us as close as possible to Ferdowsi’s original text.