A Kurdish Epic ŞAHNAME

In this work, the author has taken up Firdevsi’s Shahnameh and evaluated it in all its aspects. He has interpreted the Shahnameh from different perspectives than usual. Contrary to the presentation of the Shahnameh as a national argument of the Persians alone, he argues that the work is inspired by ancient Kurdish history and is a mythological narrative of Kurdish history. The most frequently discussed subjects and characters in the Shahnameh form the basis of this thesis. In particular, the main characters mentioned in the work, such as Rostemê Zal, Keyxusrev and Blacksmith Kawa, are the most important of these.

The author has included many stories from Shahnameh in this work and has brought this work together with the reader so that Shahnameh, which is a masterpiece, can be interpreted and known on a correct basis. We hope that this work, which you will read in one breath, will provide you, the reader, with a new perspective.