victory, justice, and generosity in Persian literature. According to AbolalaSoudavar, Fereydun is partially a reflection of Cyrus the Great (r. 550 – 530
that Mirza Ali's career continued in Iran until around 1575, while AbolalaSoudavar suggests that Mirza Ali accompanied Humayun to India and returned to
mouth. Her clothes are left hanging on a tree branch. Art historian, AbolalaSoudavar, believes that Khusrau is actually a portrait of Hosayn Khān, the patron
existing prior to Christianity. Persian scholar and art historian, AbolalaSoudavar [de], cites notable Greek thinker, Plutarch, whose writing represents