The plains near Baghdad where the animals were dominated by a lion. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli a ve

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The plains near Baghdad where the animals were dominated by a lion. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables. Image taken from Anvar-i Suhayli. Originally published in India 1610-1611. Author Husayn Va'iz Kashifi, Illustrated by Durga.

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