Posts tagged #shahnameh
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Zahhak is Told His Fate
A tyrant faints from his jewelled throne — inside the most celebrated page of Persia's Book of Kings, painted for Shah Tahmasp around 1524.
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The Besotted Night Attack
Inside Qadimi's Shahnameh folio where a wine cup, a slipping banner, and a Turanian ambush become one unforgettable night.