The Story of Hushang

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The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose) from Majmac al-Tavari; Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1931.452.

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A page from the Majma' al-Tawarikh: the story of Hushang, the first of the legendary Persian kings; early fifteenth century, Timurid Herat. In the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1

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  1. Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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islam.museum contributors. “The Story of Hushang”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/hushang-majma/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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