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Sassanid Prince Bahram Gur visiting princesses in the Red Pavilion.

From a 1543 CE edition of the 'Khamsa' published in Shiraz, this illustration shows the Sassanid prince Bahram Gur visiting the red pavilion of the Slavic princesses. The Khamsa, or Hamsa, is a series of five lengthy epic poems written by the Persian poet Nezami-ye Ganjavi in the 12th century. The first of these five poems, all of which were composed in the 'Masnavi' form, is the didactic work Makhzan ol-asrar (The Treasury of Mysteries); the next three are traditional love stories; and the fifth, the 'Eskandar-nameh', records the adventures of Alexander the Great.
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Sassanid Prince Bahram Gur visiting princesses in the Red Pavilion.
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From a 1543 CE edition of the 'Khamsa' published in Shiraz, this illustration shows the Sassanid prince Bahram Gur visiting the red pavilion of the Slavic princesses. The Khamsa, or Hamsa, is a series of five lengthy epic poems written by the Persian poet Nezami-ye Ganjavi in the 12th century. The first of these five poems, all of which were composed in the 'Masnavi' form, is the didactic work Makhzan ol-asrar (The Treasury of Mysteries); the next three are traditional love stories; and the fifth, the 'Eskandar-nameh', records the adventures of Alexander the Great.
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3300 x 5318 px | 50.2 MB
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27.9 x 45.0 cm | 11.0 x 17.7 in (300 dpi)
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