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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
open Ms 1946 open 82 82
open Ms 2173 open 18 18
open Ms 2226 open 12 12
open Ms 2239 open 94 94
close   Ms 2245 open 108 108
0004 Firdausi and the poets of Ghazna open     •          
0013 Hushang enthroned open     •          
0014 Tahmuras enthroned open     •          
0015 Jamshid enthroned open     •          
0018 Zahhak murders his father Mirdas open     •          
0019 Two snakes appear from Zahhak's shoulders open     •          
0030 The battle of Faridun and Zahhak open     •          
0032 The enthronement of Faridun open     •          
0044 Iraj is killed by his brothers open     •          
0054 The battle of Salm and Manuchihr and Manuchihr is getting killed by Salm open     •          
0057 The enthronement of Manuchihr open     •          
0061 Sam visits Zal and Simorgh open     •          
0071 Zal and Rudaba open     •          
0080 Manuchihr receives Sam open     •          
0089 The battle of Sam and the paladins open     •          
0093 The birth of Rostam open     •          
0096 Rostam kills the white elephant open     •          
0101 The enthronement of Nuzar open     •          
0105 Barman kills Qobad open     •          
0110 The battle of Zal with Shamasas and Khazravan open     •          
0113 Afrasiyab kills his brother Aghriras open     •          
0114 open     •          
0117 Rostam receives Rakhsh open     •          
0123 The enthronement of Kavus open     •          
0130 Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open     •          
0132 The battle of Rostam and the dragon open     •          
0133 Rostam kills the witch woman open     •          
0134 Rostam and the field watch man open     •          
0151 Div and Kavus open     •          
0180 Sohrab wins Rostam open     •          
0182 Rostam kills Sohrab open     •          
0247 Rustam kills Pilsam open     •          
0250 Rostam`s kingdom in Turan open     •          
0255 Kaykhusrau receives Giv open     •          
0270 The festivity of Kaykhusrau open     •          
0329 The battle of Rostam and Ashkbus and Ashkbus is getting killed open     •          
0333 The battle of Rostam and Kamus open     •          
0336 The battle of Rostam and Chingish open     •          
0350 The battle of Rostam and Khaghan of Chin open     •          
0364 The battle of Rostam and Puladvand open     •          
0370 Rostam kills Akvan div open     •          
0374 Bizhan slaughters the wild boars open     •          
0394 Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open     •          
0416 Bizhan wrestles with Human open     •          
0459 The battle of Kaykhusrau and Shide open     •          
0494 The execution of Afrasiyab open     •          
0512 Luhrasp enthroned open     •          
0521 Gushtasp kills a wolf in Rum open     •          
0525 Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open     •          
0533 Gushtasp enthroned open     •          
0565 Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open     •          
0567 Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open     •          
0569 Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open     •          
0571 Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open     •          
0573 Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open     •          
0583 Isfandiyar throws Kuhram from his saddle open     •          
0593 Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open     •          
0618 Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open     •          
0629 Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open     •          
0632 The coronation of Bahman open     •          
0636 The enthronement of Homay open     •          
0644 The accession of Darab open     •          
0647 The kingdom of Darab the son of Darab open     •          
0658 Iskandar enthroned open     •          
0676 Queen Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open     •          
0688 Iskandar and the sage Khizr seek the Fountain of Life open     •          
0689 Khizr at the Fountain of Life open     •          
0692 Iskandar in the land of the talking trees open     •          
0716 Ardashir pours molten lead down the worm's throat open     •          
0718 Ardashir enthroned open     •          
0732 Shapur son of Ardashir enthroned open     •          
0735 Urmuzd enthroned open     •          
0737 Bahram enthroned open     •          
0739 Bahram son of Bahram enthroned open     •          
0740 Bahram son of Bahramiyan enthroned open     •          
0741 Narsi enthroned open     •          
0742 Urmuzd son of Narsi enthroned open     •          
0744 Shapur Dhu'l Aktaf enthroned open     •          
0747 The Iranians recognize Shapur and rally round him open     •          
0756 Yazdagird the Sinner enthroned open     •          
0761 Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open     •          
0771 Bahram Gur wins the crown by killing two lions open     •          
0772 Bahram Gur enthroned after killing the lions open     •          
0778 Bahram Gur hunts lion in the thicket open     •          
0887 Bahram Gur with Barzin's daughters open     •          
0889 Bahram Gur skewers a doe and buck while hunting open     •          
0902 Bahram Gur helps the landlord's cow to produce milk again open     •          
0916 Bahram Gur kills a dragon in India open     •          
0926 Yazdagird son of Bahram Gur enthroned open     •          
0934 Qubad son of Piruz enthroned open     •          
0937 Qubad arrested and replaced by Jamasp open     •          
0943 Anushirvan receives the delegation from Gilan open     •          
0981 Anushirvan receives the Khaqan's daughter open     •          
0991 Buzurjmihr arranges chess pieces before Anushirvan open     •          
1016 Hurmuzd enthroned open     •          
1054 Khusrau Parviz enthroned open     •          
1073 Bahram Chubina enthroned open     •          
1088 Khusrauparviz and Qaysar`s daaughter`s magles open     •          
1094 The war between the generals of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina open     •          
1107 Bahram Chubina kills the monkey-lion open     •          
1128 Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz returning from the hunt open     •          
1143 Shiruy (Qubad) enthroned open     •          
1157 Ardashir enthroned open     •          
1159 Ardashir Nikukar enthroned open     •          
1160 Shapur son of Shapur enthroned open     •          
1162 Bahram son of Shapur enthroned open     •          
1164 Yazdagird III enthroned open     •          
1170 Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills Rustam open     •          
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