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Shah Khusrau sends Rustam to India Illustration to the Shahnameh by Mu’in Musawwir Isfahan, Iran Gouache on paper H: 28.7; W: 14.3 cm Bequest of Yuhanna Dawud, London Accession number: B69.0626 |
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Rustam offered to lead a military campaign into India in order to recapture provinces taken by the Turanians. The Shah accepted Rustam’s proposal and sent him off to India to lead the forces. Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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