An analytical approach to the historica- literary components of Shahname-ye Naderi

Shahname-ye Naderi is a historical epic poem which is dedicated to the history of King Nader (Nader Shah), his army and the Iranian people in Afsharid era. One of the most important and interesting sections of this poem is related to Nader’s attack to subcontinent. This event has been explained with some differences in details of times, places and characters.By applying an analytical - comparative approach, the present study aims to find an answer to some questions such as: regarding the fact that Shahname-ye Naderi as an epic poem, is a work which has been composed based on historical events of the time of Nader shah, what elements in this text have separated it from a mere historical work? The results demonstrate that the existence of some poetic statements and similes, relying on detailed descriptions of scenes, as well as some advices and allegories have separated this epic poem from mere historical texts.