Iran ( fa, ایران) is mentioned in the Shahnameh in the middle of Fereydoun Kingdom as a country or nation. Before the reign of

Fereydoun use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates = , burial_place ...

, during the reigns of

Zahhak Zahhāk or Zahāk () ( fa, ضحّاک), also known as Zahhak the Snake Shoulder ( fa, ضحاک ماردوش, Zahhāk-e Mārdoush), is an evil figure in Persian mythology, evident in ancient Persian folklore as Azhi Dahāka ( fa, اژی دهاک) ...

Jamshid Jamshid () ( fa, جمشید, ''Jamshīd''; Middle- and New Persian: جم, ''Jam'') also known as ''Yima'' (Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 ''Yima''; Pashto/Dari: یما ''Yama'') is the fourth Shah of the mythological Pishdadian dynasty of Iran acco ...

Tahmuras Tahmuras or Tahmures ( fa, تهمورث ,طهمورث, ; from Avestan ''Taxma Urupi'', meaning ''strong fox'') was the third Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Iran (Persia) according to Ferdowsi's epic poem, the ''Shahnameh''. He is considered th ...

and

Keyumars Keyumars or Kiomars ( fa, کیومرث) was the name of the first king (shah) of the Pishdadian dynasty of Iran according to the ''Shahnameh''. The name appears in Avestan in the form of ''𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀𐬥 Gai ...

the first Iran king, There is no word about Iran. The first of the term Iran is during the marriage of three sons of Fereydoun. In this sense, the name of Iran is from the period of Fereydoun reign.

The first period of the kings of Iran BC

At the height of his power, Fereydoun divided the land under his command into six Country or nations because of its vast territory. Six countries were divided into three sons, Iran and Dashd Gardan were gifted to

Iraj Iraj ( fa, ایرج - ʾīraj; Middle Persian, Pahlavi: ērič; from Avestan language, Avestan: 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 airiia, literally "Aryan") is the seventh Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty, depicted in the ''Shahnameh''. Based on Persian myth ...

. The land of Iran had many folks and tribes that were divided into small independent states. But in the face of external danger, especially the Turanian attack, they came together to resolve the danger. What was mentioned in the Shahnameh Iran was initially a small tribe among the other Iranian tribes that all spoke Persian, but the nomadic and Turkic Iranians were also included. The first large Iranian government was the Medes government, which was formed around the 7th century BC and the Medes were able to overcome the enemy. The Median Tribal Union saw its power in the face of the enemy in the unity and solidarity of the tribes. Before the union of the Medes of Iranian countries tribe, such as

Manna Manna ( he, מָן, mān, ; ar, اَلْمَنُّ; sometimes or archaically spelled mana) is, according to the Bible, an edible substance which God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert during the 40-year period follow ...

Parsua Parsua (earlier Parsuash, Parsumash) was an ancient tribal kingdom/chiefdom (860-600 BC) located between Zamua (formerly: Lullubi) and Ellipi, in central Zagros to the southwest of Sanandaj, western Iran. The name ''Parsua'' is from an old Iranian ...

, could not stand up to the enemy for lack of unity. The reform of Iran as a country has been mentioned again during the period of

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attack on

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and Tur. After the death of Fereydoun, Manuchehr sat on the throne of Iran and during this period Iran was a powerful country. During the coronation of Manuchehr, all Iranian states and countries were present, especially

Sām Sām ( fa, سام), also (sam) transliterated Saam, is a mythical hero of ancient Persia, and an important character in the Shahnameh epic. He was the son of Nariman, grandson of Garshasp and father to Zāl. He was Iran's champion during the rule ...

Pishva of

Zabol Zabol ( fa, , also transliterated as Zâbol or Zābul) is a city and capital of Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. Zabol is near the border with Afghanistan. Referred to as Sistan until the late 1920s, the city was renamed Zabo ...

and

Qaren Qaren ( fa, قارن) is present in the Shahnameh during the period of Fereydoun. He is alongside gladiators, such as Nariman (Shahnameh), Nariman, Shapur, Nastooh, Shidoosh and Shirvy. All of these fighters are involved in the battle of Manucheh ...

King

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.Iran largest strategic ally in the Shahnameh is Zabol led by Sām.

Second period of the kings of Iran BC

Due to the severe defeat of the Iranians in the Iran-Turan war, their independence was lost for a long time, and the Turanians became dominant over much of Iran territory with new faiths and ideas. Other lands that the Turanians could not control were occupied by Zabolians.

Zaav Zaav, Zav or Zou ( fa, زاو or زو) is the tenth Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to ''Shahnameh''. He was a descendant of Nowzar Nowzar () is the ninth Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to ''Shahnameh''. ...

, Gershasp, and

Kay Kawād Kay Kawad (also known as Kay Qobad, Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬙𐬀 Kauui Kauuāta) is a mythological figure of Iranian folklore and oral tradition. The 'Kay' stock epithet identifies Kawad as a Kayanian, a mythological d ...

are the three Persian kings or Zabols who were ruled by

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and were actually puppets. But

Kay Kāvus Kay Kāvus ( fa, کی‌کاووس; ae, 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 𐬎𐬯𐬀𐬥 Kauui Usan); sometimes ''Kai-Káús'' or ''Kai-Kaus'', Firdawsī, ''The Sháh námeh of the Persian poet Firdausí''. Oriental Translation Fund. Volume 21 of Publicat ...

, the son of Kay Kawād, wanted to rescue Iran from the captivity of both Turan and Zabul, but it was hard work. In fact, after

death, Iran had lost its independence, and now Kay kavus wanted to win that golden age. According to the texts of the Shahnameh of Iranians at the time of Kay kavus and his son

Kay Khosrow Kay Khosrow ( fa, کیخسرو) is a legendary king of Iran of Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, ''Shahnameh''. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. Befo ...

, not only did he gain his independence but he was able to erase his greatest historical enemy, the

Turan Turan ( ae, Tūiriiānəm, pal, Tūrān; fa, توران, Turân, , "The Land of Tur") is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical re ...

government, and be independent forever.

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Ferdowsi Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi ( fa, ; 940 – 1019/1025 CE), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (), was a Persians, Persian poet and the author of ''Shahnameh'' ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poetry, epic poems created by a sin ...

Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing. *History of media. Writing by

Igor M. Diakonoff Igor Mikhailovich Diakonoff (occasionally spelled Diakonov, russian: link=no, И́горь Миха́йлович Дья́конов; 12 January 1915 – 2 May 1999) was a Russian historian, linguist, and translator and a renowned expert on th ...

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