Emperor Anushirvan hears owls remarking on the number of ruined villages in his kingdom. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of N

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Emperor Anushirvan hears owls remarking on the number of ruined villages in his kingdom. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa ('Five Poems'). Image taken from Originally published in Tabriz, 1539-1543.

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