Who composed 'Shahnama'?

The correct answer is Ferdowsi.Key Points

• 'Shahnama', also known as 'Book of Kings', is a long epic poem written by Ferdowsi in the Persian language.
• The poem narrates the history of Persia and its kings from the creation of the world up until the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century.

Additional Information

• Alberuni was a scholar and historian from Central Asia who wrote extensively on various subjects including history, geography, and astronomy.
  • In a work titled Tarikh al-Hind, Alberuni detailed the political, social, and economic circumstances that existed in India in the eleventh century.
• Utbi was a historian and chronicler who wrote about the early Islamic conquests.
  • The history of Sebuktigin and Mahmud's reigns is told in the Arabic Tarikh i Yamini, also known as Kitab i Yamini, which is written in an ornate, flowery rhetorical rhymed style.