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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
open Qatar 1 16 168 6 10 18 134
open Romania 1 1 1 1
close Russia 5 33 1147 53 149 201 451 162 131
close Moscow, Museum of the Orient open 5 3 3
close St Petersburg, The Hermitage Museum open 2 13 1 12
close St Petersburg, Institute of Oriental Manuscripts open 10 368 134 60 158 16
close St Petersburg, National Library of Russia open 15 733 53 14 138 409 4 115
open Dorn 329 open 53 53
open Dorn 331 open 12 12
open Dorn 332 open 13 13
open Dorn 333 open 193 193
open Dorn 334 open 27 27
open PNS 117 open 1 1
open PNS 13 open 48 48
open PNS 266 open 69 69
open PNS 381 open 50 50
open PNS 382 open 30 30
open PNS 383 open 4 4
open PNS 394 open 67 67
close   PNS 64 open 66 66
012v Faridun Defeats Zahhak open       •        
019r Tur muders Iraj open       •        
023v Manuchihr kills Tur open       •        
025v Manuchihr Kills Salm open       •        
033r Zal by Rudaba's Castle open       •        
041r The priests test Zal open       •        
052v The birth of Rustam open       •        
055v Rustam chooses a horse open       •        
057v The combat between Rustam and Afrasiyab open       •        
066r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open       •        
073v Rustam battles the King of Hamavaran open       •        
075v Kay Kavus airborne open       •        
079r Rustam kills Pilsam open       •        
082v Suhrab captures Hujir open       •        
089v The first combat of Rustam and Suhrab open       •        
092v Rustam mourns Suhrab open       •        
101v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open       •        
110v Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open       •        
117r Garsivaz with Siyavush before Afrasiyab open       •        
122r Guruy executes Siyavush open       •        
126v Captured Surkha before Faramarz and Rustam open       •        
128r Rustam kills Pilsam open       •        
134r Giv leads captive Piran before Kay Khusraw and his mother Farangis open       •        
145v Farud kills Zarasp open       •        
148r Bizhan fights Farud open       •        
156r Giv leads captured Tizhav open       •        
169r Kamus fights Giv and Tus open       •        
171v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
173v Rustam captures and kills Kamus open       •        
180r Rustam kills Gahar open       •        
182r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open       •        
185r Rustam battles Kafur the Man eater open       •        
189v Rustam overthrows Puladvand open       •        
194r Manizha's nurse speaks with Bizhan open       •        
207r Rustam fights Barkhiyas Div (interpolation) open       •        
208r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open       •        
219v Bizhan kills Human open       •        
227v Giv fights Lahhak and Farshidvard open       •        
231r Giv fights Guruy open       •        
233r The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open       •        
245v Kay Khusraw kills Shida open       •        
247r The battle between the armies of Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab open       •        
260r Kay Khusrau defeats and kills the King of Makran open       •        
261r Kay Khusrau sees the marvels of the Zara sea open       •        
264r Hum captures Afrasiyab open       •        
265v Afrasiyab and Garsivas executed open       •        
285r Gushtasp kills Ilyas in combat open       •        
294v Arjasp battles Gushtasp open       •        
298r Isfandiyar kills Bidarafsh open       •        
310r Isfandiyar lassoes the Turanian hero Gurgsar open       •        
319r Isfandiyar throws Kuhram from his saddle @ open       •        
333v Rustam and Isfandiyar Parley open       •        
338r The combat of Rustam and Isfandiyar open       •        
343v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar open       •        
351v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open       •        
356r Faramarz executed open       •        
371r Iskandar attends dying Dara open       •        
380v Iskandar kills the Fur of Hind open       •        
388v Iskandar kills a dragon open       •        
391v Iskandar encounters Israfil open       •        
401r Ardashir hunts with Ardavan's sons open       •        
432r Bahram Gur hunting (without Azada) open       •        
438r Bahram Gur snatches the crown from between two lions open       •        
446v Bahram Gur killing the dragon open       •        
453v Bahram Gur hunts lions open       •        
462v Bahram Gur kills a dragon open       •        
open PNS 65 open 75 75
open PNS 90 open 25 25
close St Petersburg, Oriental Library, St Petersburg University open 1 30 30
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