Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Calligrapher Shah Muhammad of Sabzavar
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian
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Dahhak, the tyrant of Babylon and Arabia, had foreseen Faridun, his vanquisher, in a dream, and learns from his priests the import of the vision.
Faridun is about to slay the serpent-shouldered Dahhak, but decides to bind him for thousands of years to Mount Elburz.
Rustam seizes Afrasiab by the girdle and lifts him from the saddle, but Afrasiab is saved by the girdle breaking.
Siawush passes through the fire-ordeal to prove his innocence of the charge that he was in love with his stepmother.
Bizhan is brought before Afrasiab by Garsiwaz, the latter's brother, and is threatened with death for having entered the palace of Manizhah, Afrasiab's daughter.