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The 30 pages that link to Shahnameh, each with the reason it gives.

• Persian miniatureRelated: Its dramatic episodes became among the most frequently illustrated subjects in Persian manuscripts.

• NowruzRelated: It preserves a legendary account connecting the festival’s beginning with King Jamshid.

• AlborzRelated: Its stories place legendary figures in the mountain landscape associated with the Alborz.

• Razavi Khorasan ProvinceRelated: The poet’s nearby tomb ties this national epic to the province’s cultural identity.

• Mount DamavandRelated: Ferdowsi’s epic helped preserve the story linking Damavand to Zahhak.

• Persian artRelated: Its illustrated manuscripts became major settings for Persian painting and book arts.

• ShatranjRelated: Its story associates chess with a Persian court and reflects medieval ideas about the game’s origins.

• Yazdegerd IIIRelated: It preserves a later literary memory of the Sasanian dynasty and its fall.

• Bahram ChobinRelated: The epic preserves a famous literary version of Bahram’s story.

• Bahram BeyzaiRelated: Its mythic and historical narratives inform Beyzai’s reworking of Iran’s past.

• Bahram VRelated: Its account helped preserve Bahram Gur among Iran’s legendary monarchs.

• BarbadRelated: Its episodes make Barbad a memorable figure at Khosrow’s court.

• Greater IranRelated: It gave Persian-speaking audiences a durable narrative of Iranian history and identity.

• BorzuyaRelated: Its account of Borzuya is a major source for the Persian version of his story.