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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 52 1023 10 202 282 282 88 111 48
open Georgia 2 6 7 1 1 5
open Germany 9 46 1228 41 183 330 426 88 101 59
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
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
open 1096 open 21 21
close 1100 open 61 61
001v Start of Baysunghur preface open     •          
018r Shamsa open     •          
018v Start of the poem open     •          
027r Zahhak hears Kava's complaint open     •          
031a Faridun enthroned open     •          
036v The murder of Iraj open     •          
040v Manuchihr kills Tur in battle open     •          
049v Zal sees Rudaba on the roof of her palace open     •          
061r The birth of Rustam open     •          
072v Rustam catches Rakhsh open     •          
075r Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open     •          
080r Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open     •          
083v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open     •          
086r Kay Kavus airborne open     •          
093r Rustam overpowers the King of Mazandaran open     •          
098v Suhrab fights Hujir open     •          
107v Rustam discovers Suhrab's identity open     •          
109b Suhrab's body carried to Zabulistan open     •          
117v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open     •          
130r Siyavush marries Farangis open     •          
140r Guruy executes Siyavush open     •          
145r Faramarz captures Surkha, son of Afrasiyab open     •          
153b Giv fights the Iranian army open     •          
169r Farud retreats to his fortress and is mortally wounded by Ruhham open     •          
204r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open     •          
214r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open     •          
240r A full scale battle between the armies of Iran and Turan open     •          
243r Kay Khusrau fights Afrasiyab again open     •          
264v Bizhan kills Human open     •          
273a Bizhan son of Giv battles with Piran, Luhhak, and Farshid open     •          
296a Kay Kavus and Kay Khusrau approach the sacred fire open     •          
304r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open     •          
308v Gushtasp enthroned open     •          
319b Gushtasp puts Isfandiyar in chains open     •          
353a Rustam and Rakhsh wounded by the arrows of Isfandiyar open     •          
357a Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open     •          
365v Faramarz burns Shaghad's body open     •          
375a The third battle between the armies of Iskandar and Dara open     •          
384b Iskandar kills the Fur of Hind open     •          
394r Iskandar builds a wall against Gog and Magog open     •          
398r Iskandar dies in Babylon open     •          
417v Shapur Dhu'l Aktaf enthroned open     •          
419b Shapur goes to the court of Caesar open     •          
433r Bahram Gur wins the crown by killing two lions open     •          
449a Khazarvan captures Khaqan open     •          
455a Bahram Gur kills a wolf in India open     •          
460v Yazdagird II son of Bahram Gur enthroned open     •          
466v Mazdak discusses his philosophy before Qubad open     •          
468b Anushirvan enthroned open     •          
480a Anushirvan sits before the chessboard sent by the Raja of Hind open     •          
493b Kasra Anushiravan receives the Chess open     •          
499b Gav looks at Talhand's body on the battlefield open     •          
507v Buzurjmihr advises Anushirvan open     •          
517r Hurmuzd summons the Iranian nobles and commanders open     •          
524r Bahram Chubina sends Sava Shah's head to Hurmuzd open     •          
543r The war between the generals of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina open     •          
548b The monkey-lion devours the Khaqan's daughter open     •          
562b Bahram Chubina enthroned open     •          
572a Shiruy (Qubad) enthroned open     •          
586v Yazdagird consults and goes to Khurasan open     •          
589v Yazdagird hides in the mill open     •          
open 13217 open 58 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