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Bahram Gur kills a horned wolf (karg) in India (recto) and Bahram Gur kills a dragon in India (verso), from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi 1299

Bahram Gur kills a horned wolf (karg) in India (recto) and Bahram Gur kills a dragon in India (verso), from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi

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Jizō Bosatsu (J 1214) 1400c

Jizō Bosatsu (J 1214)

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Marooned at sea, from Prince Baysunghur's Gulistan by Sa`di (CBL Per 119.29) 1426

Marooned at sea, from Prince Baysunghur's Gulistan by Sa`di (CBL Per 119.29)

Unknown Artist Chester Beatty Library
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The rescue at sea, from Prince Baysunghur's Rose Garden (Gulistan) by Sa`di (CBL Per 119, f.15v) 1426

The rescue at sea, from Prince Baysunghur's Rose Garden (Gulistan) by Sa`di (CBL Per 119, f.15v)

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Manuchihr pursuing his father's murderer Tur 1580s

Manuchihr pursuing his father's murderer Tur

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Rakhsh Kills a Lion while Rustam Sleeps.jpg 1580s

Rakhsh Kills a Lion while Rustam Sleeps.jpg

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Portrait of Raisal Darbari (CBL In 44.2) 1590s

Portrait of Raisal Darbari (CBL In 44.2)

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Yogini with a mynah bird (CBL In 11A.31) 1599

Yogini with a mynah bird (CBL In 11A.31)

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Tale of Ōeyama (Ōeyama emaki) (CBL J. 1145) 1649

Tale of Ōeyama (Ōeyama emaki) (CBL J. 1145)

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Awrangzib Hunts Nilgais (CBL In 11A.27) 1659

Awrangzib Hunts Nilgais (CBL In 11A.27)

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Dutch mansions in Dejima, Nagasaki (Nagasaki Dejima Rankan no zu) (CBL J 1131) 1700c

Dutch mansions in Dejima, Nagasaki (Nagasaki Dejima Rankan no zu) (CBL J 1131)

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Women on a palace terrace with a panoramic view (CBL In 69.6) 1769

Women on a palace terrace with a panoramic view (CBL In 69.6)

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Handscroll of birds and flowers (CBL C 1185) 1799

Handscroll of birds and flowers (CBL C 1185)

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Jain cosmographical painting (CBL InE 1669) 1800c

Jain cosmographical painting (CBL InE 1669)

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Begum Samru and her household (CBL In 74.7) 1810s

Begum Samru and her household (CBL In 74.7)

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Jahangir Shooting the Head of Malik Ambar 1619

Jahangir Shooting the Head of Malik Ambar

Abu al-Hasan Chester Beatty Library
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Emperor Awrangzib Receives Prince Mu'azzam (CBL In 34.7) 1690s

Emperor Awrangzib Receives Prince Mu'azzam (CBL In 34.7)

Bhavanidas Chester Beatty Library
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Mughal emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan with their ministers (CBL In 07A.19) 1620s

Mughal emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan with their ministers (CBL In 07A.19)

Bichitr Chester Beatty Library
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Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan standing on a globe (CBL In 07A.16) 1629

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan standing on a globe (CBL In 07A.16)

Bichitr Chester Beatty Library
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Virgin and Child from the Coëtivy Hours (CBL W 082, f.222v) 1430s

Virgin and Child from the Coëtivy Hours (CBL W 082, f.222v)

Dunois Master Chester Beatty Library
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Abu'l-Fazl presents Akbarnama to Akbar (CBL In 03.176) 1590s

Abu'l-Fazl presents Akbarnama to Akbar (CBL In 03.176)

Govardhan Chester Beatty Library
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Paintings of birds and flowers (CBL C 1335) 1700c

Paintings of birds and flowers (CBL C 1335)

Hu Mei Chester Beatty Library
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The Old Man Encounters a Youth (CBL Per 163.38) 1484

The Old Man Encounters a Youth (CBL Per 163.38)

Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād Chester Beatty Library
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Nagauta song 1630s

Nagauta song

Kanō Sansetsu Chester Beatty Library
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A party at night, from the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa`di (Per 236, f.59b) 1539

A party at night, from the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa`di (Per 236, f.59b)

Mirza Ali Chester Beatty Library
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Salm and Tur order the murder of their brother Iraj 1670s

Salm and Tur order the murder of their brother Iraj

Mohammad Zaman Chester Beatty Library
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The simurgh arrives to assist with the birth of Rustam 1670s

The simurgh arrives to assist with the birth of Rustam

Mohammad Zaman Chester Beatty Library
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Bahram Gur and the Iranian princess in the white pavilion (CBL Per 276.205) 1670

Bahram Gur and the Iranian princess in the white pavilion (CBL Per 276.205)

Muhammad Muqim Chester Beatty Library
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Preparing the palace feast, from the Garden (Bustān), by Sa`di 1615

Preparing the palace feast, from the Garden (Bustān), by Sa`di

Muhammad Murad Samarqandi Chester Beatty Library
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Tahmuras Defeating the Divs 1580s

Tahmuras Defeating the Divs

Reza Abbasi Chester Beatty Library
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Young man in a fur hat (CBL Per 260.2) 1600c

Young man in a fur hat (CBL Per 260.2)

Reza Abbasi Chester Beatty Library
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Zal Rescued by the Simurgh 1580s

Zal Rescued by the Simurgh

Sadiqi Beg Chester Beatty Library
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