"Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings) ca. 1300-30 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi The Byzantine emperor, concerned about the possibility of an invasion by the mighty Iranian forces, sent an embassy under his general Mihras carrying a letter of conciliation and lavish gifts, and a peaceful agreement was eventually concluded. In the miniature, the letter-which assumes a special significance in this context, since the Ilkhanid rulers and the Catholic pope exchanged similar missives-and the gifts in the form of gold cups are shown at the foot of the shah's throne. Mihras is represented as a type of Crusader, something between a warrior and a priest, wearing a helmet and holding a cross.. "Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings) 449002

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"Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings) ca. 1300-30 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi The Byzantine emperor, concerned about the possibility of an invasion by the mighty Iranian forces, sent an embassy under his general Mihras carrying a letter of conciliation and lavish gifts, and a peaceful agreement was eventually concluded. In the miniature, the letter-which assumes a special significance in this context, since the Ilkhanid rulers and the Catholic pope exchanged similar missives-and the gifts in the form of gold cups are shown at the foot of the shah's throne. Mihras is represented as a type of Crusader, something between a warrior and a priest, wearing a helmet and holding a cross.. "Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings) 449002

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