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    "localId": "83822",
    "label": "Qara Khan, King of Samarqand, Defeated by Mihr",
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    "title": "Qara Khan, King of Samarqand, Defeated by Mihr",
    "description": "On the left side of this page from Walters manuscript W.645, Qara Khan, king of Samarqand, is defeated by Mihr, who fights on the side of King Kayvan, Nahid's father.",
    "provenance": "'Abduhu Muhammad Kazim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal on fol. 113b]; 'Ismat Zinat Sultan, 1249 AH/AD 1833 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [square seal dated 12(?)49 AH/AD 1833 on fol. 114a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)",
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        }
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    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 11/16 in. (27 x 17 cm)"
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