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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
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
open 1063 F open 84 84
close   10982 F open 109 108 1
0007 Kayumars enthroned open     •          
0020 Scene from another epic open     •          
0034 Zahhak hears Kava's complaint open     •          
0038 Faridun with Jamshid's daughters open     •          
0048 Faridun attended by his sons and their wives open     •          
0055 The murder of Iraj open           •    
0069 The death of Faridun open     •          
0073 Sam asks the Simurgh to return Zal open     •          
0081 Zal by Rudaba's castle open     •          
0085 Rudaba and Zal together open     •          
0100 Sam receives Sindukht as envoy from the King of Kabul open     •          
0109 The birth of Rustam open     •          
0113 Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open     •          
0135 Rustam catches Rakhsh open     •          
0140 Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open     •          
0151 open     •          
0156 open     •          
0164 Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open     •          
0166A open     •          
0166B open     •          
0171 open     •          
0203A open     •          
0203B Rustam reproaches Rakhsh for killing the lion open     •          
0207 open     •          
0217A Rustam kills Zhinda Razm open     •          
0217B open     •          
0234 Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open     •          
0239 Suhrab's body carried to Zabulistan open     •          
0243 Siyavush in Sudaba's private quarters open     •          
0269 Afrasiyab greets Siyavush open     •          
0300 Piran and the child Kay Khusrau before Afrasiyab open     •          
0304 Rustam kills Sudaba open     •          
0350 Kay Khusrau crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open     •          
0360 Farud and Bahram parley open     •          
0383 The death of Farud open     •          
0391 open     •          
0413 open     •          
0418 Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open     •          
0436 open     •          
0444 open     •          
0453 open     •          
0458A open     •          
0458B open     •          
0464 Bizhan slaughters the wild boar open     •          
0490 Manizha appeals to Rustam open     •          
0494 Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open     •          
0503 Scene from the Barzunama open     •          
0513 Scene from the Barzunama open     •          
0552 Barzu's mother prevents Rustam from killing Barzu open     •          
0574 Scene from the Barzunama open     •          
0603 Bizhan and Human wrestle for a second time open     •          
0622A The first combat: Fariburz kills Gulbad open     •          
0622B Giv defeats and binds Guruy Zirih open     •          
0626 The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open     •          
0650 Kay Khusrau throws Shida to the ground open     •          
0685 The execution of Afrasiyab open     •          
0697 Zal apologises to Kay Khusrau open     •          
0724 Gushtasp kills Ilyas in combat open     •          
0743 Bidarafsh kills Zarir, the brother of Gushtasp open     •          
0755 The death of Luhrasp in battle against the forces of Arjasp open     •          
0760 Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open     •          
0762 Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open     •          
0776 Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open     •          
0777 Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open     •          
0780 Isfandiyar's sixth labour: he escapes from a snow storm open     •          
0785 Isfandiyar's sisters recognize him in merchant's clothes open     •          
0800 Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open     •          
0821 The Simurgh heals Rustam's wounds open     •          
0825 Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open     •          
0837 Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open     •          
0847 Humay puts her son in a box in the river open     •          
0853 Darab receives the crown open     •          
0865 Iskandar attends the dying Dara open     •          
0880 Iskandar builds iron cavalry to counter the massive Indian elephants open     •          
0887 Queen Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open     •          
0893 Iskandar in the land of the Brahmins open     •          
0901 Iskandar encounters Israfil open     •          
0912 The great sages mourn the death of Iskandar open     •          
0918 Ardashir hunts with Ardavan's sons open     •          
0935 Ardashir recognizes Shapur during a polo game open     •          
0966 Shapur cuts the nose and ears of the King of Rum open     •          
0978 Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open     •          
0990 Bahram Gur enthroned after killing the lions open     •          
1001 Bahram Gur and the miller's daughters open     •          
1009 Bahram Gur hunts lion open     •          
1021 Bahram Gur hunts onagers open     •          
1043 Bahram Gur kills a dragon in India open     •          
1051 Anushirvan displays his prowess before Babak open     •          
1076 Nushzad killed in battle with Ram Barzin open     •          
1093 Caesar's envoys before Anushirvan open     •          
1176 Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open     •          
1297 Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open     •          
1311 Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills Rustam open     •          
open 2626 open 0
open 3-6306 open 1 1
open 3047 F open 4 4
open 6228 open 0
open 6232 open 0
open 6295 open 0
open 6307 open 35 21 14
open 6308 open 3 3
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