1010

Events in 1010 1

• 1010 Ferdowsi completes the Shahnameh The Persian national epic preserves the language Around 1010 the poet Ferdowsi completed the Shahnameh ("Book of Kings"), a 50,000-couplet epic recounting the myths and history of Persia from creation to the Arab conquest. Written in nearly pure Persian, it is credited with preserving the Persian language and identity through centuries of foreign rule.