INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Shahnama had been written by
A
Alberuni
B
Amir Khusrao
C
Firdausi
D
Abul Fazl
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Shahnama or Book of Kings is an epic poem written in 1010 and containing about 60, 000 couplets. Its author was Abu Al-Qasim Firdausi. Unique and lavish renditions of this story have been created for several centuries Books were collected luxury items for the wealthy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Shahnameh or Shahnama (Persian: , romanized: Šāhnāme, lit. ‘The Book of Kings’, pronounced [ʃɒːhnɒːˈme]) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. The Shahnameh (“Book of Kings”, composed 977-1010 CE) is a medieval epic written by the poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi (l. c. 940-1020 CE) in order to preserve the myths, legends, history, language, and culture of ancient Persia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ferdowsi is considered as the greatest Persian poet, author of the Shahnameh ("The Epic of Kings"), the Persian national epic, to which he gave its final and enduring form, although he based his poem mainly on an earlier prose version.

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