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"Rustam Discoursing with Isfandiyar", Folio from a Shahnameh (Persian Book of Kings)
Author: Ferdowsi
Calligrapher: al-Mausili
Made in Iran, Shiraz, c. 1303–57 CE
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Art, M. M. o. (2020, May 22). Shahnameh. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12281/shahnameh/
Chicago Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Shahnameh." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 22, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12281/shahnameh/.
MLA Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Shahnameh." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 May 2020. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
