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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
open 1100 open 61 61
close   13217 open 58 58
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003v Start of poem open              
004r Illuminated page at start of poem open              
005r Jamshid is enthroned open              
007r Zahhak enthroned open              
012r Faridun is enthroned open              
018r Salm's messenger is summoned before Faridun and Manuchihr open              
020v Manuchihr spears Tur in the back with his spear open              
023r Manuchihr is enthroned open              
038r Zal marries Rudaba open              
040r Rustam clubs the white elephant in the head with his mace open              
044v Naudhar battles the army of Afrasiyab open              
051v Rustam charges towards the army of Turan asking for Afrasiyab open              
054r Kaykavus is enthroned open              
060v Rustam stabs the white Div in the heart with his dagger open              
068r Rustam lifts the king of Sham off his saddle open              
073v Rustam throws Alkus on the ground from the top of his spear open              
081v Suhrab summons Hajir open              
085v Rustam discovers Suhrab's identity open              
093v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open              
100v Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open              
111r Guruy executes Siyavush open              
127r Kay Kavus gives up throne in favour of Kay Khusrau open              
141v Rivniz dies, but Bahram saves his crown open              
151v Kaykhusrau summons Rustam open              
157v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open              
166r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open              
174r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open              
177v Manizha feasts with Bizhan open              
185v Rustam pulls Bizhan out of the well open              
195v Nastihan makes a night attack and is killed by Bizhan open              
215v Kay Khusrau fights Shida open              
218v Kay Khusrau fights Afrasiyab again open              
231r The execution of Afrasiyab open              
237v Kay Khusrau gives up his throne to Luhrasp open              
244v Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open              
249r Gushtasp receives Zardusht and converts to the new faith open              
262r Isfandiyar lassoes the Turanian hero Gurgsar open              
280v The first combat of Rustam and Isfandiyar open              
284r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eye with his tamarisk arrow open              
287v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open              
294r Darab rewards his foster parents open              
299r Iskandar attends the dying Dara open              
323v Ardashir Babakan enthroned open              
340v Bahram Gur shows his prowess on the hunting grounds open              
358r Bahram Gur captures the Khaqan of Chin open              
366r Bahram Gur entertains Shangul and the seven monarchs open              
375v Anushirvan enthroned open              
381r Anushirvan and Farfuryus fight open              
423r Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open              
432v Khusrau Parviz enthroned open              
449v Bahram Chubina and Khusrau Parviz fight for the third time open              
461r Khusrau Parviz receives the convoy of Qaysar open              
477r Yazdgird III enthroned open              
479r Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills Rustam open              
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