'Kai Khusrau Wrestles with Shida', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Page: 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 13.3 cm), Codices, A wrestling match was often the final phase of single combat encounters. In this case, the prince gambled that the reigning Shah of Iran would not risk the indignity of wrestling on foot. Kai Khusrau, however, thinking of the loss of Iranian warriors at the hands of Shida, felt compelled to dash him to the ground, ending his life
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