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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