Ferdowsī

Persian poet, and the author of Shāh-nāmeh ("Book of Kings"), the Persian national epic. Also known as: Firdawsī, Firdusi, Firdousi, Firdosi, Firdausi Kunya: ابوالقاسم [Abu'l-Qāsim] Laqab: فردوسی [Ferdowsī] Born: c. 935 near Ṭūs, Samanid Empire Died: c. 1020 in Ṭūs, Ghaznavid Empire