Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

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Meeting between two kings.

Laquer Back Cover

King under a canopy in a garden.

Illuminated title piece to first subdivision.

Kaiumars, the first of the Persian kings.

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.

Iraj, the son of Faridun, is slain by his brothers, Salm and Tur.

The fabulous bird, Simurgh, restores the youthful Zal to his father, Sam.

The marriage of Zal and Rudabah.

Naudhar, captured, by Afrasiab, is put to death.

Rustam seizes Afrasiab by the girdle and lifts him from the saddle, but Afrasiab is saved by the girdle breaking.

Rustam killing the Div-i Safid, or White Demon.

Kai Ka'us attempts to fly to heaven by fastening young eagles to his throne.

Rustam, in combat, kills Suhrab, his son.

Siawush passes through the fire-ordeal to prove his innocence of the charge that he was in love with his stepmother.

Siawush displaying his skill in polo before Afrasiab.

Siawush slain by the hand of Gurwi, son of Zirah.

Piran taken and bound by Giv.

Illuminated title-piece to second subdivision, or "Book of Kai Khusrau".

Rustam and his father Zal come to congratulate Kai Khusrau on being made king.

Piran's night attack upon the Iranians.

Ashkabus slain by Rustam.

Rustam catches with his lasso the Khaqan of China.

Rustam wrestling with Puladwand of Turan.

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.

Rustam taking Bizhan out of the pit where Afrasiab had placed him.

Rustam in combat with his unrecognized grandson Barzu, son of Suhrab.

The mother of Barzu explains that the man with whom Rustam is wrestling is his own grandson.

Rustam wrestling with Pilsam.

Human slain in battle by Bizhan.

Kai Khusrau comes to Gudarz and sees those who have been slain.

Shidah slain by Kai Khusrau.

Afrasiab and Garsiwaz put to death by Kai Khusrau.

Gushtasp killing a dragon.

Esfandiar kills a Simurgh which attacks his chariot.

Rustam shoots Asfandiar in the eyes with an an arrow, as the Simurgh had bidden him.

Illuminated title-piece to the third subdivision, or "Book of Bahman".

Bahman the guest of Lulu.

Rustam, though dying, transfixes his half-brother Shaghad with an arrow.

Faramarz fights with Bahman and is slain.

Bahman in the mausoleum of Gushtasp.

Bahman swallowed by a dragon.

Illuminated title-piece to fourth subdivision, or "Book of Alexander".

Alexander lamenting the death of Darius.

Elias and Khidr, the Sage of Eternal Youth, at the Fountain of Life. Alexander is in the background.

Death of Alexander.

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