Shahnameh

epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi
VisualArtwork literary_work Q8279
Shahnameh
Attributed to Sultan Muhammad · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Shahnameh

Summary

Shahnameh is a literary work[1]. Shahnameh ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (512 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shahnameh authored Ferdowsi[3].
  • Shahnameh authored Abu-Mansur Daqiqi[4].
  • Shahnameh's image is recorded as The Court of Gayumars (Cropped).jpg[5].
  • Shahnameh's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Shahnameh's genre is recorded as epic poem[7].
  • Shahnameh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 183065259[8].
  • Shahnameh's GND ID is recorded as 4211037-3[9].
  • Shahnameh's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79093280[10].
  • Shahnameh's Commons category is recorded as Shahnameh[11].
  • Shahnameh's language of work or name is recorded as Persian[12].
  • Shahnameh's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35085298[13].
  • Shahnameh's country of origin is recorded as Ghaznavid Empire[14].
  • +1000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shahnameh[15].
  • +1011-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shahnameh[16].
  • Shahnameh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bh6h[17].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Keyumars[18].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Hushang[19].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Jamshid[20].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Zahhak[21].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Angra Mainyu[22].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Kaveh the Blacksmith[23].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Fereydun[24].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Afrasiab[25].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Babak[26].
  • Shahnameh's characters is recorded as Bijan and Manijeh[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Authored works include Ferdowsi[3], a poet[28], 0940–1020[29], of Samanid Empire[30] and Abu-Mansur Daqiqi[4], a poet[31], 1000–0977[32], of Samanid Empire[33].

Why It Matters

Shahnameh ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (512 views/month).[2] Shahnameh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Shahnameh is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shahnameh. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shahnameh
MLA “Shahnameh.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shahnameh.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shahnameh_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shahnameh}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shahnameh}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Shahnameh — https://4ort.xyz/entity/shahnameh (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shahnameh · Last refreshed: