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In the silvery river at the foreground of this image, three horses bear <b>Farangis</b>, widow of Siyavush (in the center), her son <b>Kai Khusrau</b>, the future king of Iran (in the front), and the hero <b>Giv</b> (at the rear) across the Oxus River to safety from the Turanian army. In a departure from the textual description, Kai Khusrau’s horse, formerly Siyavush’s black steed, is shown as white, and Farangis, said to be dressed in armor so as to escape notice, is depicted veiled.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Ferdowsi" class="extiw" title="w:en:Ferdowsi"><span title="Persian poet, author of Shahnameh">Ferdowsi</span></a>
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mid-15th century
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