List of Shahnameh characters

Here is a list of characters represented in the

, including both heroes and villains :

This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

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
• Sasan
• Sekandar
• Sarv
• Shaghad
• Shahran Goraz
• Shahrasb
• Shahrnaz
• Shahzreh
• Shirin
• Simurgh
• Siamak
• Siyâvash
• Sohrab
• Sudabeh

T

• Tahmina
• Tahmoores
• Tur

Z

• Zal
• Zahhāk
• Zarvan
• Zoo Tahmasp

See also

• Iranian literature
• Persian mythology