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Shahnama, 1523, Abd-Allah al-Ghani Muhammad Mahmud ibn Muhammad Nizam al-Khairi, chapter "Iskandar". Tabriz School

Iskandar enthroned

Hijri Date: 929 Jumada I 5
Gregorian Date: 1523 April 1
Origin: Tabriz
Patron: Safavid (Shah Ismail I)
Calligrapher: 'Abd-Allah al-Ghani Muhammad Mahmud ibn Muhammad Nizam al-Khairi

Scene: Iskandar enthroned
English Title: The battle of Faridun and Zahhak
School: Tabriz

Location: The Gulistan Palace Museum, Tehran