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These are images from a recently-found completely unrecorded Shahnameh<\/a> in British Library collection. This copy of Shahnameh is probably from 1640, illustrated by by Muhammad Yusuf, a prolific artist during the reigns of the Safavid rulers Shah Safi (r. 1629-42) and Shah Abbas II (r. 1642-66). <\/p>\n

* All images are Public Domain. Source: Asian and African studies blog<\/a> (The British Library).<\/div>\n
\"Zal<\/a>

Zal flying on Simurgh bird<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rostam<\/a>

Rostam killing the dragon in Mazandaran<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rostam<\/a>

Rostam fighting against his own son, Sohrab<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rostam<\/a>

Rostam moves the giant rock to free Bijan<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rostam\u2019s<\/a>

Rostam\u2019s Death<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bahram<\/a>

Bahram Chubinah cut Bahram in half with his scimitar.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Khoraw-Parviz<\/a>

Khoraw-Parviz falls in love with Shirin for the second time<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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