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Ali b. Abi Talib on Horses kills his additionally mounted opponent by splitting him in the middle with his two-pointed sword
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Rührdanz, Karin: The miniatures of the Dresden Falnameh. Reprint, 1987 (publication)
Title: Ali b. Abi Talib on Horses kills his additionally mounted opponent by splitting him in the middle with his two-pointed sword
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Rührdanz, Karin: The miniatures of the Dresden Falnameh.
Reprint, 1987 (publication).
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