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The Court of Gayumars, from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, c. mid 1530s

The Court of Gayumars, from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, c. mid 1530s

Illuminated manuscripts of the Shahnameh were often commissioned by royal patrons. 

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