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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
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
open Ms 599 open 68 68
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
close   Ms 73-1 open 30 1 29
0263 Afrasiyab goes to war against Siyavush open              
0278 Rustam kills Pilsam open              
0294 Kay Khusrau crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open              
0384 Rustam captures and kills Kamus open              
0405 Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open              
0414 Rustam fights Kafur the Cannibal open              
0460 Afrasiyab flees from Rustam open              
0481 The battle of Rostam and Barzu open              
0488 Faramarz captures Barzu open              
0511 Rustam captures Barzu open              
0540 Rustam kills Pilsam open              
0572 Nastihan makes a night attack and is killed by Bizhan open              
0661 The execution of Afrasiyab open              
0685 Kay Khusrau's champions lost in the snow open              
0748 Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open              
0790 Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open              
0822 Iskandar attends the dying Dara open              
0843 Queen Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open              
0854 Iskandar and the sage Khizr seek the Fountain of Life open              
0864 Iskandar dies in Babylon open              
0874 Gulnar flees with Ardashir open              
0909 Shapur imprisoned in an ass's skin at the court of Caesar open              
0915 The King of Rum captive before Shapur open              
0944 A drunken shoemaker rides on Bahram Gur's escaped lion open              
0964 Bahram kills the dragon open              
1010 Anushirvan enthroned open              
1079 Talhand dies on the back of his elephant during the battle open              
1125 Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open              
1137 Bahram Chubina at the castle of the Fortune Teller open              
1163 Bahram Chubina's night attack on the camp of Khusrau Parviz open              
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