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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
close   1063 F open 84 84
007r Kayumars enthroned open           •    
016v Faridun enthroned open           •    
021v Iraj with his brothers Salm and Tur open           •    
022r The murder of Iraj open           •    
023r The head of Iraj is brought to Faridun open           •    
027r Manuchihr kills Tur in battle open           •    
028v Manuchihr kills Salm open           •    
035v Rudaba lets down her hair for Zal to climb up open           •    
038v Mihrab hears of Zal open           •    
044v Zal displays his skills before Manuchihr open           •    
045v Sindukht meets Sam open           •    
046v The infant Rustam on horseback open           •    
047v The infant Rustam on horseback open           •    
048v Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open           •    
051r Manuchihr enthroned open           •    
053v The battle between Qarin and Afrasiyab open           •    
056r Zal shoots Gulbad open           •    
060r Rustam enthroned with Kay Qubad on Mount Alburz open           •    
060v Rustam kills Qulun open           •    
061v Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open           •    
066v Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open           •    
067v Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open           •    
069r Rustam's sixth labour: he kills Arzhang open           •    
070r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open           •    
072r Rustam meets Kay Kavus after the battle with the king of Mazandaran open           •    
075r Kay Kavus marries Sudaba open           •    
078v Gudarz reproaches Kay Kavus open           •    
083r Tahmina visits Rustam's chamber open           •    
085r Suhrab fights Gurdafarid open           •    
093v Rustam discovers Suhrab's identity open           •    
095v Tahmina learns of Suhrab's death open           •    
102r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open           •    
113r Piran proposes his daughter as a wife for Siyavush open           •    
114v Siyavush marries Farangis open           •    
124v Guruy executes Siyavush open           •    
130r Faramarz kills Varazad open           •    
131r Zavara executes Surkha to avenge Siyavush open           •    
136r Rustam fights the Turanians open           •    
137v Gulbad and Nastahin flee from Giv open           •    
152r Farud kills Rivniz open           •    
154r Bizhan fights Farud on foot open           •    
156r Bizhan returns to the Persian camp with the head and equipment of Palashan open           •    
157v Bizhan pursues Tazhav, who carries Ispanay on his horse open           •    
161r Rivniz dies, but Bahram saves his crown open           •    
163r Giv kills Tahzav in revenge for the death of Bahram open           •    
166v Human fights Tus open           •    
179r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open           •    
181r Rustam captures and kills Kamus open           •    
182r Rustam overturns Chingish by seizing the tail of his horse open           •    
187v The start of the fight between Shangul and Rustam open           •    
189v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open           •    
192r Afrasiyab learns of the defeat of the Turanian army open           •    
193v Rustam fights Kafur the Cannibal open           •    
194v Afrasiyab learns of Rustam's arrival open           •    
197v Rustam wrestles with Puladvand open           •    
200v Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open           •    
207r Bizhan brought before Afrasiyab open           •    
216v Rustam fights Barkhiyas Div (interpolation) open           •    
219r Rustam and Bizhan defeat Afrasiyab in battle open           •    
229r Bizhan kills Human open           •    
230r Nastihan makes a night attack and is killed by Bizhan open           •    
237v Giv fights Lahhak and Farshidvard open           •    
241r The fourth combat: Furuhil kills Zangala open           •    
241v The sixth combat: Bizhan kills Ruyin open           •    
243r The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open           •    
246v Bizhan discovers the wounded Gustaham open           •    
248r Kay Khusrau kills Guruy open           •    
257r Kay Khusrau kills Shida open           •    
258v A full scale battle between the armies of Iran and Turan open           •    
265r Kay Khusrau besieges Gang Dizh open           •    
271v Kay Khusrau defeats and kills the King of Makran open           •    
274v Kay Khusrau returns from Turan to Iran open           •    
277r The execution of Afrasiyab open           •    
287v Luhrasp enthroned open           •    
293v Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open           •    
295v Gushtasp defeats Ilyas open           •    
315v Isfandiyar lassoes the Turanian hero Gurgsar open           •    
318v Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open           •    
320r Isfandiyar in consultation with Gurgsar open           •    
324v Isfandiyar kills Arjasp to rescue his sisters open           •    
325v Isfandiyar throws Kuhram from his saddle open           •    
345v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open           •    
350v Zal learns of Rustam's death open           •    
435r Bahram Gur kills a dragon in India open           •    
open 10982 F open 109 108 1
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