The Battle at Tus, from a Book of Kings (Shahnama) manuscript, ca. 1580–90, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 in. (29.2 × 20.3 cm), The Book of Kings (Shahnama), written by Firdausi around 1010, is the longest poem by a single author ever written. It recounts the history of greater Iran from the beginning of time until the Arab conquest of the Sasanian Empire in 651 C.E. This page from a dispersed manuscript shows the battle that took place at Tus between Bizhan and Farud, both of whom were descendants of royalty., Iranian/Persian, Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), Paintings
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