Baysunghur Shahnameh

شاهنامه بايسنقري

A lavish Shahnameh copied at Herat in 1430 for the Timurid prince Baysunghur; among the greatest illustrated Persian manuscripts.

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A luxury copy of the Shahnameh of Firdawsi, copied in Herat in 1430 for the Timurid prince Baysunghur; among the greatest illustrated Persian manuscripts. 1

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islam.museum contributors. “Baysunghur Shahnameh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/baysunghur-shahnameh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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