A comparative study of fiscal reforms of knosrow Anushirvan in Shahnameh and classical Islamic references (by emphasizing on Shahnameh of shah Tahmasb)

Ferdowsis Shahnameh is the precious heritage of the ancient history that its composer has expressed in verse the events of the period in detail by keeping trustworthiness. Ferdowsi has discussed about policies and the events of the first Khosrow – who is considered as an ideal royal knowledge – in detail in Shahnameh. His description of fiscal reforms of Khosrow Anushirvan (531 – 579 AD) is very valuable like reports of classical Islamic texts so that a lot of data of those texts concernin fiscal reforms of Anushirvan exists in Shahnameh and some data has only narrated by Ferdowsi. This article aims to investgate the value of Shahnameh historical details and data concerning fiscal reforms of Anushirvan and its comparative assessment with the other classical Islamic texts and express their similarities and differences by emphasizing on Shahnameh of shah Tahmasb that has been analyzed by using library analytical – descriptive method. Ferdowsi has exactly addressed fiscal reforms of the first Khosrow and provides us with unique information concerning fiscal rates, quarterage tradition, method of imparting reforms, etc. Shahnameh is superior to same classical Islamic texts and sometimes does not speak about a subject such as the establishment of new Divan.