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open Armenia 1 1 56 56
open Australia 2 2 2 2
open Austria 1 3 85 85
open Belgium 1 1 0
open Canada 3 35 67 9 29 19 6 2 2
open Denmark 2 37 73 6 16 31 14 2 4
open Egypt 1 7 239 71 72 49 14 11 22
open France 8 51 1022 9 202 282 282 88 111 48
open Georgia 2 6 7 1 1 5
open Germany 9 44 1217 41 179 330 426 88 101 52
open Greece 1 3 3 2 1
open Hungary 3 5 57 20 2 35
open India 36 105 2879 75 378 364 674 83 1076 17 212
close Iran 18 91 1781 4 146 623 234 88 473 213
close Isfahan, Central Library, University of Isfahan open 1 30 30
close Mashhad, Astan Quds Razavi open 1 58 58
close Qum, Astana Muqaddasa open 1 0
close Qum, Markaz-i Ihya-yi Miras-i Islami open 2 16 15 1
close Tehran, Anthropology Encyclopedia Center open 1 2 1 1
close Tehran, Central Library, University of Tehran open 3 61 1 60
close Tehran, Gulistan Museum open 11 512 51 112 132 177 40
open Ms 1915 open 43 43
close Ms 1946 open 82 82
021 The enthronement of Zahhak open       •        
039 Faridun defeats Zahhak open       •        
044 Faridun tests his sons open       •        
057 Manuchihr kills Tur in battle open       •        
064 Sam goes to bring Zal open       •        
073 Zal sees Rudaba on the roof of her palace open       •        
102 The second battle between Nauzar and Afrasiyab open       •        
106 The battle of Zal with Shamasas and khazvaran open       •        
113 Rustam catches Rakhsh open       •        
116 Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open       •        
122 Zal counsels Kay Kavus open       •        
127 Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open       •        
129 Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open       •        
131 Rustam's fourth labour: he kills the witch open       •        
134 Rustam's sixth labour: he kills Arzhang open       •        
136 Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open       •        
141 Kay Kavus' s champions fight the King of Mazandaran open       •        
152 Kay Kavus airborne open       •        
159 Rustam kills Alkus in combat open       •        
166 Suhrab fights Gurdafarid open       •        
172 Rostam is going to visit Sohrab open       •        
177 The first combat of Rustam and Suhrab open       •        
181 Suhrab overthrows Rustam in their second combat open       •        
183 Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open       •        
200 The fire ordeal of Siyavush open       •        
206 Afrasiyab consults the mobads about his dream open       •        
208 Garsivaz brings gifts to Siyavush from Afrasiyab open       •        
220 Siyavosh plays polo before Afrasiyab open       •        
233 Siyavush shows his skills before Garsivaz open       •        
250 Piran and the child Kay Khusrau before Afrasiyab open       •        
259 Rustam kills Pilsam open       •        
267 Giv finds Kay Khusrau in Turan open       •        
276 Kay Khusrau crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open       •        
279 Kay Kavus receives Kay Khusrau on his arrival from Turan open       •        
287 Kay Khusrau receives Rustam and Zal open       •        
290 Kay Khusrau pledges vengeance against Afrasiyab open       •        
301 Farud shoots Tus's horse from under him open       •        
333 The Iranians regroup and fight back open       •        
350 Rustam comes to aid the Iranians open       •        
354 Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
360 Rustam overturns Chingish by seizing the tail of his horse open       •        
373 Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open       •        
387 Rustam overthrows Puladvand open       •        
391 Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open       •        
398 Bizhan slaughters the wild boars open       •        
422 Rustam asks Bizhan to forgive Gurgin open       •        
444 Bizhan kills Human open       •        
463 The first combat: Fariburz kills Gulbad open       •        
464 Giv defeats and binds Guruy Zirih open       •        
465 The third combat: Guraza kills Siyamak by throwing him to the ground open       •        
466 The fourth combat: Furuhil kills Zangala open       •        
467 The fifth combat: Ruhham kills Barman open       •        
468 Bizhan leads away the horse and body of Ruyin open       •        
469 Hujir leads away the horse and body of Sipahram open       •        
470 The eighth combat: Zanga kills Akhvasht open       •        
471 Piran escapes from Gudarz up the mountainside open       •        
477 Gustaham fights Lahhak and Farshidvard open       •        
496 Kay Khusrau throws Shida to the ground open       •        
497 A full scale battle between the armies of Iran and Turan open       •        
507 Rustam takes Jahn and Garsivaz prisoner open       •        
523 Kay Khusrau visits Siyavushgird and mourns for his father open       •        
525 Kay Kavus and Kay Khusrau approach the sacred fire open       •        
528 Afrasiyab flees from Hum open       •        
555 Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open       •        
575 Isfandiyar kills Bidarafsh open       •        
596 Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open       •        
597 Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open       •        
598 Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open       •        
626 The first combat of Rustam and Isfandiyar open       •        
633 Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open       •        
643 Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open       •        
662 Iskandar attends the dying Dara open       •        
686 Iskandar kills the Abyssinian monster open       •        
691 Iskandar encounters Israfil open       •        
697 Approaching Babylon Iskandar meets Gushbistar open       •        
746 Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open       •        
756 Bahram Gur wins the crown by killing two lions open       •        
785 Bahram Gur wrestles before Shangul open       •        
822 Anushirvan executes a young man and his half-sister in his harem open       •        
850 Gav and Talhand's forces fight for a second time open       •        
873 Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open       •        
open Ms 2173 open 18 18
open Ms 2226 open 12 12
open Ms 2239 open 94 94
open Ms 2245 open 108 108
open Ms 2247 open 4 4
open Ms 2250 open 43 3 40
open Ms 2255 open 35 35
open Ms 716 open 33 33
open Ms 943 open 40 40
close Tehran, Hunarha-yi Ta'ziini open 2 50 4 46
close Tehran, Iranian National Museum (Iran Bastan) open 10 100 38 62
close Tehran, Majlis Library (Parliament of IRI) open 3 140 21 61 58
close Tehran, Malik National Library & Museum open 4 72 36 30 6
close Tehran, Melli Library (National Library of Iran) open 10 236 133 14 89
close Tehran, Museum of Contemporary Arts open 1 125 120 5
close Tehran, Riza Abbasi Museum open 36 272 4 22 51 36 122 37
close Tehran, Sa'ad Abad open 1 21 21
close Tehran, Sepahsalar Library (Shahid Motahhari Library) open 2 64 13 51
close Tus, Tus Museum open 2 22 1 21
open Iraq 1 1 0
open Ireland 2 29 632 110 62 143 151 106 58 2
open Israel 1 15 58 7 18 3 29 1
open Italy 9 12 336 1 17 91 176 51
open Kuwait 2 18 58 9 36 1 1 2 9
open Malaysia 2 4 18 2 15 1
open Netherlands 1 1 20 20
open Pakistan 19 43 235 4 15 65 147 1 3
open Poland 5 5 30 29 1
open Portugal 1 1 0
open Qatar 1 16 168 6 10 18 134
open Romania 1 1 1 1
open Russia 5 33 1147 53 149 201 451 162 131
open Singapore 1 2 2 2
open Spain 1 1 80 80
open Sweden 1 2 31 31
open Switzerland 6 133 636 45 151 200 98 23 116 1 2
open Tajikistan 2 4 39 32 7
open Turkey 6 77 1191 141 542 429 79
open UK 29 268 3928 31 715 1095 972 362 562 12 176
open USA 39 402 3180 309 254 706 984 223 582 6 113
open Uzbekistan 1 13 252 128 109 3 3 9
open destroyed 2 2 1 1
open dispersed mss 1 15 506 413 34 51 8
open private collections 9 37 183 112 7 22 36 1 5
open unknown country 1 4 7 1 6
open unknown location 3 10 0