Iran: A page from the ‘Great Mongol Shanameh’, an illuminated copy of the Book of Kings famed for its Persian miniature paintings.

The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) is a Persian epic of 60,000 verses written by Persian poet Ferdowsi in 1000 CE. It tells of Persian history from the creation of time until the Arab invasion of the 7th century.

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