In works of Persian literature such as the Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and Nizami Ganjavi's (1141–1209) Khosrow and Shirin, a famous tragic romance and a highly elaborated fictional version of Khosrow's life made him one of the greatest heroes of the culture, as much a lover as a king. Khosrow and Shirin tells the story of his love for the originally Aramean princess Shirin, who becomes his queen after a lengthy courtship strewn with mishaps and difficulties.
I,n works of Persian literature such as the Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and Nizami Ganjavi's (1141–1209) Khosrow and Shirin a famous tragic romance and a highly elaborated fictional version of Khosrow's life made him one of the greatest heroes of the culture as much a lover as a king. Khosrow and Shirin tells the story of his love for the originally Aramean prin,cess Shirin, who becomes his queen after a lengthy courtship strewn with mishaps and difficulties.