Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni; Iyaz (His Slave); and the Poets Firdawsi, 'Unsuri, and 'Asjadi

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Description This folio from Walters manuscript W.603 depicts Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni; Iyaz (his slave); and the poets Firdawsi, 'Unsuri, and 'Asjadi.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar)

ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

W.603.2B

H: 13 3/8 x W: 7 11/16 in. (34 x 19.5 cm)

Isfandiyar Decapitates Bidarafsh	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.24B	Accession

Isfandiyar Ties the Hands of Gurgsar and Takes him Prisoner	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.35A	Accession

Zavarah Kills Isfandiyar?s Son Nush-Azar	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.59B	Accession

Rustam Kills his Brother Shaghad Before Dying in the Pit	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.72B	Accession

The Hanging of Faramarz on the Order of Bahman	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.88A	Accession

Book of Kings (Shahnama)	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar-Safavid)	Period
W.603	Accession

Alexander the Great Fight the Abyssinians	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.117B	Accession

Ardashir Kills Disobedient Warriors	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.132B	Accession
combat	Tags

Shapur Captures the King of Rum	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.151B	Accession

Bahram Gur Hunting	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.172B	Accession

Bahram Gur Wrestles with Two Indian Champions in the Presence of Shangul, King of India	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.184B	Accession

Bahram Chubinah Defeats Khusraw Parviz in Combat	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.209A	Accession
combat	Tags

Khusraw Parviz Battles Bahram Chubinah	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.222B	Accession
combat	Tags

Gurdiyah, Sister of Bahram Chubinah, Kills her Husband Gastahm	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.236A	Accession

Mihr Hurmuzd Kills Khusraw Parviz	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.253B	Accession

Sa'd-i Vaqqas Kills Rustam-i Hurmuzd	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid (?))	Period
W.603.260B	Accession

The Tomb of Firdawsi in a Landscape	Title
13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar)	Period
W.603.269A	Accession

Binding from Book of Kings (Shahnama)	Title
13th century AH/AD 19th century	Period
W.603.binding	Accession