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Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Ferdowsi  (940–1020)  wikidata:Q43459 s:en:Author:Hakīm Abol-Qāsem Ferdowsī Tūsī q:en:Ferdowsi
 
Ferdowsi
Alternative names
Hakīm Abu'l-Qāsim Ferdowsī Tūsī, Firdawsi, Firdausi
فارسی: حکیم ابوالقاسم فردوسی توسی
Description Persian poet and writer
Date of birth/death 940 Edit this at Wikidata circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Tus Edit this at Wikidata Tus Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q43459
Title
Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Description
During a battle between the Iranians and the Turanians, a sorcerer named Bazur (shown here in a blue cape) climbs to the top of a mountain and creates a blizzard that engulfs the Iranian forces. In the ensuing confusion, the Turanians attack, causing heavy casualties.
Date circa 1430
date QS:P571,+1430-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
–40
Medium Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions 7.75 in. high 8.12 in. wide (19.7 cm high 20.6 cm wide)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Islamic Art
Accession number
20.120.248
Credit line The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
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