Exogamy Contexts in Ancient Iran based on Shahnameh

Marriage and mate selection is one of the most important events in the social life in different eras and societies have been observed in various forms. To achieve this, using qualitative content analysis, all marriages mentioned in the Shahnameh as the data were analyzed. The results show that the kings and heroes as the class of Iranian society in the shahnameh, to find a matching partner, personal gain or for political expedience outside Iran have attempted to mate selection. So in general it can be said that in ancient exogamy marriage is not only a common pattern, but it can be a time-honored tradition that goes back a thousand years.Marriage and mate selection is one of the most important events in the social life in different eras and societies have been observed in various forms. To achieve this, using qualitative content analysis, all marriages mentioned in the Shahnameh as the data were analyzed. The results show that the kings and heroes as the class of Iranian society in the shahnameh, to find a matching partner, personal gain or for political expedience outside Iran have attempted to mate selection. So in general it can be said that in ancient exogamy marriage is not only a common pattern, but it can be a time-honored tradition that goes back a thousand years.