"The Combat of Qaran and Afrasiyab", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian

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Much of the Shahnama describes stirring battles between the Turanians and the Iranians and their leaders. Each chief had his own battle standard, as indicated here at the top of the picture.

"The Combat of Qaran and Afrasiyab", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus), Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

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