Rostam

For the historical general who fought at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah for the Sasanian Empire, also mentioned in the Shahnameh, see Rostam Farrokhzad.

Rostam or Rustam (, pronounced ) is the epic hero of the Persian epic Shahnameh in Persian mythology, and son of Zal and Rudaba. In the story, Rostam and his predecessors were natives of the Zabulistan region of Sistan (present-day Iran and Afghanistan). Rostam's mother Rudaba was a princess of Kabul.