Folio 182v: Siyavush and Afrasivab in the Hunting Field

Mehran DHN

Soon after his polo and archery demonstration, Siyavush joins Afrasiyab and his men at the hunt. Without delay Siyavush slices an onager in two and amasses a huge pile of slaughtered game. His success sets off a chain of grumbling among the Turanian worthies, but Afrasiyab is unaware of their discontent and showers Siyavush with the favor that his brother Garsivaz and son Jahn once enjoyed