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The execution of Mazdak

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BL3268823
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The execution of Mazdak
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British Library, London, UK
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Shahnama. Author: Firdawsi / Isfahan, Iran, 1630-1640 Language: Persian Source/Shelfmark: I.O. ISLAMIC 1256, f.496 The execution of Mazdak before Nushirwan. The arch-heretic and communist has been hoisted on a gallows by his feet and is being shot full of arrows. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced in Isfahan, Iran, 1630-1640.

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gallows / equipment / asia / colours / fiction / judicial event / execution / manuscript / persia / punishment and torture equipment / tools and equipment / document / colour / literature / iran
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