Investigating the role of Iranian and Non Iranian queens in the ruling structure based on Ferdowsi's Shahnameh

The most important central element in the entire Shahnameh is the character of the king, which is derived from the two origins of history and mythology. The elements that were effective in the formation of the kings' rule in the Shahnameh are: Divine Farr, Royal Farr (inheritance), wealth and politics, power and having support and social base. Among the fifty-four kings in the Shahnameh, three were women and the rest were men. Shahnameh’s women play a key role in the government because they carry the blood of the kingdom through heredity and play a significant role in the affairs of the country (governance) and army. Sometimes they appear as the king's mother and wife, and sometimes as queens and empresses. This essay has analyzed the rule and foundations of Iranian and Non Iranian queens with analytical-descriptive method and compared the worldliness of male kings with queens. The findings of the research show that three Iranian queens (Homai Chehrazad, Puran Dokht and Azram Dokht) came to power through Royal Farr and the legitimacy of their government was based on fear and terror, except for Homa who was based on vigilance and negative power and two Non Iranian queens (Qidafa and Mother Talchand and Gov) were women with tact and wisdom who sat on the throne with royal and epic Iranian characteristics.