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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 Tehran, Museum of Contemporary Arts open 1 125 120 5
close Tehran, Riza Abbasi Museum open 36 272 4 22 51 36 122 37
open Ms 2939 open 1 1
open Ms 376 open 1 1
open Ms 127-614 open 0
open Ms 129-2521 open 0
open Ms 1945-1227 open 12 12
open Ms 1971 open 18 18
open Ms 2524 open 1 1
open Ms 2527 open 1 1
open Ms 2530 open 1 1
open Ms 2531 open 1 1
open Ms 2734-631 open 0
open Ms 2829 open 1 1
open Ms 2842 open 0
open Ms 2843 open 0
open Ms 2844 open 0
open Ms 2847 open 0
open Ms 2848 open 0
open Ms 2873 open 0
open Ms 2891 open 1 1
open Ms 50-1 open 19 19
open Ms 596-68 open 23 23
close Ms 599 open 68 68
0035 Jamshid sawn in half before Zahhak open           •    
0048 Faridun enthroned open           •    
0060 The murder of Iraj open           •    
0070 Manuchihr kills Tur in battle open           •    
0091 Rudaba lets down her hair for Zal to climb up open           •    
0113 Zal marries Rudaba open           •    
0167 Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open           •    
0186 Rustam fights the armies of three Kings open           •    
0198 Rustam fights the Turanians open           •    
0199 Rustam kills Alkus in combat open           •    
0218 Suhrab and Hujir view the Persian camp open           •    
0219 Suhrab and Hujir view the Persian camp open           •    
0229 Rustam discovers Suhrab's identity open           •    
0239 Siyavush returns from Zabulistan open           •    
0248 The fire ordeal of Siyavush open           •    
0268 Siyavush hunts onager with Afrasiyab open           •    
0275 Siyavush talks about existence with Piran open           •    
0292 Guruy executes Siyavush open           •    
0306 Rustam kills Pilsam open           •    
0355 Jarireh and her ladies commit suicide open           •    
0367 Rivniz dies, but Bahram saves his crown open           •    
0385 Ruhham overcomes Bazur the Turanian wizard open           •    
0408 Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open           •    
0423 Rustam blaming Piran open           •    
0429 Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open           •    
0437 Rustam fights Kafur the Cannibal open           •    
0451 Rustam kills Akvan Div open           •    
0477 Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open           •    
0499 Bizhan and Human wrestle for a second time open           •    
0521A The first combat: Fariburz kills Gulbad open           •    
0521B The second combat: Giv fights Guruy Zirih open           •    
0522A The third combat: Guraza fights Siyamak open           •    
0522B The fourth combat: Furuhil kills Zangala open           •    
0523A The fifth combat: Ruhham kills Barman open           •    
0523B The sixth combat: Bizhan kills Ruyin open           •    
0524A The seventh combat: Hujir kills Sipahram with a blow of his sword open           •    
0524B The seventh combat: Hujir fights Sipahram open           •    
0525A The ninth combat: Gurgin kills Andariman open           •    
0525B The eighth combat: Zanga kills Akhvasht open           •    
0526 Zanga carries Akhvasht away over his saddle open           •    
0527 The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open           •    
0536 Kay Khusrau besieges Gang Dizh open           •    
0552 A full scale battle between the armies of Iran and Turan open           •    
0589 The death of Kay Kavus open           •    
0605 Kay Khusrau's champions lost in the snow open           •    
0619 Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open           •    
0661 Isfandiyar lassoes the Turanian hero Gurgsar open           •    
0666 Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open           •    
0667 Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open           •    
0668 Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open           •    
0671 Isfandiyar's sixth labour: he escapes from a snow storm open           •    
0716 Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open           •    
0737 The laundryman rescues Darab from the water open           •    
0753 Iskandar executes Dara's murderers open           •    
0767 Battle between the armies of Iskandar and the Fur open           •    
0769 Iskandar on a pilgrimage to the Ka'ba open           •    
0837 Ta'ir abducts Narsi's daughter and Shapur goes to fight him open           •    
0854 Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open           •    
0865 Bahram Gur wins the crown by killing two lions open           •    
0893 Bahram Gur hunts lions open           •    
0917 Bahram receives Shangol and seven kings open           •    
0918 Shangol shah is going to visit his daugther Sepanbu open           •    
0953 The battle of Anushirvan and Caesar's army open           •    
1055 Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open           •    
1114 Bahram kills Kut the Roman open           •    
1119 Bahram Chubina and Khusrau Parviz fight for the third time open           •    
1155 Khusrau Parviz constructs the throne of Taq Dis open           •    
1191 Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills Rustam open           •    
open Ms 601 open 1 1
open Ms 602 open 1 1
open Ms 603 open 1 1
open Ms 605 open 2 2
open Ms 612-617, 2842-2873 open 12 12
open Ms 613 open 0
open Ms 615-124 open 0
open Ms 617-134 open 0
open Ms 623 open 1 1
open Ms 624-631 open 2 2
open Ms 656 open 38 38
open Ms 70, 67-1 open 35 35
open Ms 73-1 open 30 1 29
open Ms. 2835 open 1 1
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