Books
Anonymous (2004), Mujmal al-Tawarikh wa al-Qisas; edited by Malek al-Sho'ara Bahar; Tehran: World of Books. [in Persian]
Awfi, M. (2004). Javame al-Hekayat wa Lawame al-Ravayat, edited and corrected by Amirbano Mosaffa (Karimi), Tehran: Research Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. [in Persian]
Bahar, M.T (1996), Stylistics Vol. 3; Tehran: Amir Kabir. [in Persian]
Bal'ami, Abu Ali (1962), Tarikh-e Bal'ami, edited by Malek al-Sho'ara Bahar; compiled by Mohammad Parvin Gonabadi; Tehran: University of Tehran. [in Persian]
Brye, M (2006), Michael Brye's Commentary on Haft-Paykar by Nezami, translated by Jalal Alavi Nia, Tehran: Nashr-e Ney.
Christensen, A. (2006). Iran in the Time of the Sasanians, translated by Rashid Yasemi; Tehran: Sedaaye Moaser. [in Persian]
Daryai, T. (2019). The Sasanian Empire, translated by Khashayar Bahari, Tehran: Farzan Rooz. [in Persian]
Dinavari, Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawood (1992). Akhbar al-Tawal, translated by M, Mahdavi Damghani, 4th edition. Tehran: Ney. [in Persian]
Ferdowsi. (1994). Shahnameh, edited by Saeed Hamidian (based on the Moscow edition), Tehran: Ghatreh. [in Persian]
Ferdowsi. (2007). Shahnameh, edited by Jalal Khalighi Motlagh, Tehran: The Great Islamic Encyclopedia. [in Persian]
Ibn Athir, Ali ibn Abi al-Karam (1995) Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh, 2 vols., translated by Mohammad Hossein Rouhani, Tehran. [in Persian]
Ibn Athir, Ali ibn Abi al-Karam (2006), News of Iran from Al-Kamil by Ibn Athir, translated by Mohammad Ibrahim Bastani Parizi, Vol. 3, Tehran: Elm. [in Persian]
Ibn Khaldun, Abdul-Rahman ibn Muhammad (2004), The History of Ibn Khaldun, translated by Abdol-Mohammad Ayati, Tehran: Research Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. [in Persian]
Ibn Miskawayh, Ahmad ibn Muhammad (1994), Tajareb al-Umam fi Akhbar Muluk al-Arab wa al-Ajam, edited by Reza Anzabi Nejad and Yahya Kalantari, Mashhad: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. [in Persian]
Jalilian, Sh., Khalili, A., & Ebrahimi, M. (2018). A Story from Several Perspectives (A Comparative Study of the Crown Story of Bahram Gur in Shahnameh and Historical Sources); Humanities Research Institute; No. 4. [in Persian]
Masoudi, A. (1986). Muruj al-Dhahab, translated by Abolqasem Payandeh; Tehran: Scientific and Cultural Publications. [in Persian]
Muqaddasi، M. (2007). Creation and History, translated by Mohammad Reza Shafiei Kadkani; Tehran: Agah Publishing House. [in Persian]
Nizam al-Mulk, Abu Ali Hasan Tusi. (1990). Siyasatnama (The Book of Government), edited by Abbas Iqbal. 2nd edition, Tehran: Asatir. [in Persian]
Nizami (1984). Haft Paykar, edited by Vahid Dastgerdi, Tehran: Elmi. [in Persian]
Nizami (2001). Haft Paykar, edited by Hassan Vahid Dastgerdi, revised by Saeed Hamidian, Tehran: Qatreh. [in Persian]
Noldeke, T. (1999). History of the Persians and Arabs in the Sassanian Period, translated by Abbas Zaryab Khoei, Tehran: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. [in Persian]
Rastgar Fasaei, M. (2009). Dictionary of Names in Shahnameh, Tehran: Research Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. [in Persian]
Ripka, Y. (2002). History of Persian Literature, translated by Eisa Shahabi, Tehran: Scientific and Cultural Publications. [in Persian]
Safa, Z. (1992). History of Literature in Iran, Tehran: Ferdows Publications. [in Persian]
Shahbazi, A. Shapur (2010). History of the Sasanians (Translation of the Sasanian section from Tabari's History and its comparison with Bal’ami's History), Tehran: University Publishing Center. [in Persian]
Shipman, K. (2005). Foundations of Sasanian History, translated by Kikaus Jahandari, Tehran: Farzanfar. [in Persian]
Tabari, M. (1996). Tabari's History, translated by Abolqasem Payandeh, 5th edition. Tehran: Asatir. [in Persian]
Tha'alibi, Abu Mansur Abdul-Malik ibn Muhammad (1989), The History of Tha'alibi known as Gharar Akhbar Muluk al-Furs wa Sirahum; translated by Mohammad Fazaili; Tehran: Noghrh. [in Persian]
Ya'qubi, A. (2003). Tarikh al-Ya'qubi (The History of Ya'qubi), translated by Mohammad Ibrahim Ayati, 9th edition, Tehran: Elmi va Farhangi. [in Persian]
Zarinkoub, A. (2005). History of the People of Iran, Vol. 1, Tehran: Amir Kabir. [in Persian]
Journals
Akhavan Aghdam, N (2006), "A Comparison of Several Narratives from the Sasanian Dynasty in Shahnameh and Historical Sources," Journal of Humanities Research, No. 51, pp. 1-10. [in Persian]
Alavi, M. Mashhour, P. Fazeli, M. (2022). "A Structuralist Approach to Historical Sections in Shahnameh: A Case Study on the Stories of Bahram Gur, Khosrow Anushirvan and Bahman," Bahare Adab, No. 80, pp. 229-213. [in Persian]
Anonymous (1980), "Pahlavi Regulations and Their Remaining Works in Arabic Sources," Literary Studies Journal. No. 2 & 3; pp. 109-123. [in Persian]
Aydinlu, S (2016) "The Absence of Bahram Gur (A Thematic-Epic-Mythological Study of the Narratives at the End of the Life of Bahram V Sasanian)," Journal of Poetry Studies, No. 28, pp. 27-60. [in Persian]
Ghazanfari Ali Varaniich, M. (2006). "The Importance of Oufi's Javame al-Hekayat from a Narrative Perspective," Danesh (Center for Research on Iran and Pakistan), No. 86, pp. 166-157. [in Persian]
Hassanzadeh Dashtgerdi, A. (2012) "Comparative Critique and Analysis of the Logic of the Story of Bahram Gur in Shahnameh and Ancient Historical Texts," Literary Criticism Journal Vol. 1 No. 2 pp. 127-146. [in Persian]
Hosseini, M. (2020). "Historical Sources for Nezami's Narrative in Haft-Paykar (A Comparative Study on the Story of Bahram Gur in the Narratives of Ferdowsi, Tabari, Tha'alibi , Nizam al-Mulk , Muqaddasi , Ibn Athir , and Nezami with Attention to Nezami's Artistic Additions to the Historical Story)," Literary Text Studies Journal. No .83 pp .7-37 . [in Persian]
Mahjoob, M. J. (1982). "Gur Bahram Gur," Iran Nameh, Winter 1983/1984 No. 2; pp. 163-147. [in Persian]
Mir Saidi، N. (2000). "Historical Legends in Sasanian History," Journal of Faculty of Literature and Humanities. No.,156; pp435-417. [in Persian]
Nikooei, A. Barkat,B. Ghiyouri,M. (2015). "A Reassessment of Historical Narratives on Yazdegerd I and Bahram V with Emphasis on Critical Discourse Analysis," Adab-Pajouhi Journal, No. 31, pp. 9–38. [in Persian]
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