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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
open Iran 18 91 1781 4 146 623 234 88 473 213
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
close Qatar 1 16 168 6 10 18 134
close Doha, Museum of Islamic Art open 16 168 6 10 18 134
open MS 180 open 1 1
open MS 181 open 1 1
open MS 200 open 1 1
open MS 201 open 1 1
open MS 23 open 1 1
open MS 24 open 2 2
open MS 255 open 10 10
close   MS 266 open 88 88
Binding open       •        
021r Faridun tests his sons open       •        
031v Sam asks the Simurgh to return Zal open       •        
036v Zal sees Rudaba on the roof of her palace open       •        
048r Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open       •        
059r Rustam kills Qulun open       •        
065r Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open       •        
065v Rustam's second labour: he finds a spring and kills an onager open       •        
066r Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open       •        
068v Rustam's sixth labour: he kills Arzhang open       •        
069r Rustam enters the cave in which Kay Kavus and his men are chained open       •        
070v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open       •        
083r Suhrab fights Hujir open       •        
083v Suhrab fights Gurdafarid open       •        
092r Suhrab overthrows Rustam in their second combat open       •        
096r Siyavush in Sudaba's private quarters open       •        
119r Guruy executes Siyavush open       •        
123v Rustam kills Pilsam open       •        
142r Farud retreats to his fortress and is mortally wounded by Ruhham open       •        
149r Tazhav mortally wounds Bahram open       •        
150r Giv kills Tahzav in revenge for the death of Bahram open       •        
155r Ruhham overcomes Bazur the Turanian wizard open       •        
164r Kamus fights Giv and Tus open       •        
166v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
168v Kamus kills Alva open       •        
169r Rustam captures and kills Kamus open       •        
176r The Khaqan of Chin led captive by Rustam (CHECK) open       •        
185r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open       •        
188r Bizhan slaughters the wild boar open       •        
190r Bizhan comes to Manizha's tent open       •        
199v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open       •        
219r The first combat: Fariburz kills Gulbad open       •        
219v Giv defeats and binds Guruy Zirih open       •        
219v Giv defeats and binds Guruy Zirih open       •        
220r The third combat: Guraza fights Siyamak open       •        
220v Furuhil returns with Zangala's head open       •        
221r The fifth combat: Ruhham kills Barman open       •        
221v Bizhan leads away the horse and body of Ruyin open       •        
222r The seventh combat: Hujir fights Sipahram open       •        
222v The eighth combat: Zanga kills Akhvasht open       •        
223v The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open       •        
234v Kay Khusrau kills Shida open       •        
236v Kay Khusrau kills Aila open       •        
245v Kay Khusrau defeats and kills the King of Makran open       •        
250r Kay Kavus and Kay Khusrau celebrate their return to Iran open       •        
263r Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open       •        
271v The start of the battle between the armies of Gushtasp and Arjasp open       •        
272r Garami son of Jamasp seizes the Iranian standard but is killed open       •        
278r Gushtasp learns about the killing of Luhrasp open       •        
282v Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open       •        
283v Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open       •        
284v Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open       •        
285v Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open       •        
286v Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open       •        
288r Isfandiyar's sixth labour: he escapes from a snow storm open       •        
289r Isfandiyar kills Gurgsar during the seventh labour open       •        
291r Nush-Azar kills Tarkhan open       •        
292r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp to rescue his sisters open       •        
308r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open       •        
313r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open       •        
314v Faramarz burns Shaghad's body open       •        
316v The execution of Faramarz open       •        
318r The laundryman rescues Darab from the water open       •        
325v Dara is killed by his own ministers open       •        
328r Kayd, the King of Hind, tells his dreams to his vizier, Mihran open       •        
330r Iskandar sends nine wisemen to see the four wonders of India open       •        
333v Iskandar kills the Fur of Hind open       •        
339r Iskandar in Abyssinia open       •        
340r Iskandar kills a dragon open       •        
340v Iskandar sees the wonders of the city of Hurum open       •        
345r Iskandar reaches the land of Sind and launches a battle open       •        
372v Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open       •        
389v Bahram Gur kills the dragon that had killed a youth open       •        
396v Bahram Gur kills a wolf in India open       •        
397v Bahram Gur kills a dragon in India open       •        
404v Khushnavaz flees from Sufaray open       •        
423r The battle between the armies of Chin and Haytal open       •        
457v Bahram Chubina goes to fight Sava Shah open       •        
461v Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open       •        
463v Bahram Chubina fights Parmuda, the son of Sava Shah open       •        
467v Bahram Chubina at the castle of the Fortune Teller open       •        
474v Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina meet open       •        
483v Bahram Chubina kills Bahram, son of Siyavush while playing polo open       •        
488v Gustaham in conversation with the weeping talisman open       •        
490v Khusrau Parviz with Maryam open       •        
520r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open       •        
open MS 326 open 1 1
open MS 327, 492 open 2 2
open MS 355, 649 open 2 2
open MS 636 open 42 42
open MS 639 open 8 8
open MS 640 open 3 3
open MS 646 open 2 2
open MS 7, 40, 41 open 3 3
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