List of Shahnameh characters

Here is a list of characters represented in the Persian epic poem Shāhnāmeh by Ferdowsi, including both heroes and villains :

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A[]

• Arash
• Afrasiab
• Abteen
• Arnavaz
• Armin
• Arman

B[]

• Babak
• Bārbad
• Bizhan
• Bahram
• Bahman
• Borzou
• Bijan
• Behzad

E[]

• Esfandyar

F[]

• Faramarz
• Faranak
• Farangis
• Fereydun
• Farhad

G[]

• Garshasp
• Ghaaran
• Ghobad
• Giv
• Goodarz
• Gordafarid
• Garsivaz
• Giti

H[]

• Haftvad
• Hushang

I[]

• Īrāj
• Iskandar

J[]

• Jamshid

K[]

• Kaveh the blacksmith
• Kai Khosrow
• Keshvad
• Keyumars
• Kai Kavoos
• Katayoun
• Kasra
• kamus
• Kianoosh

M[]

• Manuchehr
• Manijeh
• Mardas
• Mehrab Kaboli
• Mehran

N[]

• Nariman
• Nowzar

Q[]

• Qaydafeh

R[]

• Rakhsh
• Roham
• Rostam
• Rostam Farrokhzād
• Rudaba

S[]

• Saam
• Salm
• sassan
• Sekandar
• Sarv
• Shaghad
• Shahran Goraz
• Shahrasb
• Shahrnaz
• Shirin
• Simurgh
• Siamak
• Siyâvash
• Sohrab
• Sudabeh

T[]

• Tahmina
• Tahmoores
• Tur

Z[]

• Zal
• Zahhāk

See also[]

• Iranian literature
• Persian mythology