Nastihan Slain by Bijan. 1341 Shahnama - Inju Dynasty, Shiraz

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Nastihan Slain by Bijan.
[Nastihan makes a night attack and is killed by Bizhan]
from the 1341 Inju Shahnama, Shiraz

Nastihan Slain by Bijan. [Nastihan makes a night attack and is killed by Bizhan]. 1341 Shahnama - Inju Dynasty, Shiraz.

Nastihan Slain by Bijan. [Nastihan makes a night attack and is killed by Bizhan]. 1341 Shahnama - Inju Dynasty, Shiraz.

Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: Bijan slays Nastihan; verso: text.
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black and red naskh script; recto: illustration and text: Bijan slays Nastihan; verso: text, Hajir takes Gudarz's letter to Shah Kay Khusraw, six columns, thirty lines; one of a group of twelve folios. Patron: Qiwan al-Dawla wa'l-Din. Border: The text is set in gold and black rulings on cream-colored paper.

Calligrapher: Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayni (Mawsili)
Patron: Qiwam al-Dawla wa'l-Din
Historical period: Inju dynasty, Mongol period, February 1341 (Ramadan 741 A.H.)
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
H x W: 36.1 x 29.1 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in)
Geography: Iran, Shiraz
Accession Number: S1986.119
Classification: Manuscript
Type: Detached manuscript folio
Source: Freer | Sackler

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