List of Shahnameh characters

List of Shahnameh characters

Here are the list of characters represented in the Persian epic poem "Shāhnāma" by Ferdowsi, including heroes and villains :

A

* Arash
* Afrasiab
* Abteen

B

* Babak
* Bizhan

E

* Esfandyar

F

*Fereydun

*Farangis

G

* Ghaaran
* Ghobad
* Giv
* Goodarz
* Gordafarid

H

* Hushang

I

* Īrāj

J

* Jamshid

K

* Kaveh
* Kai Khosrow
* Keshvad
* Keyumars
* Kai Kavoos

M

* Manuchehr
* Manijeh
* Mehrab Kaboli

N

*Nowzar

R

* Rakhsh
* Roham
* Rostam
* Rostam Farrokhzād
* Rudaba

S

* Saam
* Simurgh
* Siamak
* Siyâvash
* Sohrab
* Salm
* Shaghad
* Sarv

T

* Tahmineh
* Tur

Z

* Zal
* Zahhāk

See also

* Iranian literature
* Persian mythology


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