The beginning of the Sassanids in Shahnameh; from Ardashir to Bahram III

This article tries to take a quick look at Ferdowsi's narrative from the beginning of the Sassanids to the end of Bahram III's reign and its values and shortcomings by using historical sources and Sasanian studies. Ardashir's narrative is detailed and legendary due to his power, legitimacy, territorial integrity, the union of religion and the state, his founding, and the necessity of genealogy and transmission.Shapur I was a policy consolidator and has a relative importance, but it has faded under the shadow of his father and Shapur II. Hormazd I and Bahram have the least number of narrations in national traditions. The shortness of the kingdom, the namesake of several Hormazds, the namesake of sevral Bahrams and the mixing of data, the lack of interesting narratives and the presence of Shapur II after them are the reasons for this lack of importance. In these sections, the Shahnameh has detailed sermons, admonitions, and commandments, most of which have been deleted. These sections are rich in Iranshahri political philosophy and ethics. In general, the narrative of Shahnameh is a historical narrative with idealistic, moral, heroic and literary attitudes, but Ferdowsi's trustworthiness and transmission of historical and narrative data have increased the historical and narrative value of the text.