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aja ib al makhluqat va ghara ib al mawjudat
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abu hamid
caspian sea
qazwini zakariya ibn muḥammad approximately 1203 1283 author
qazwini zakariya ibn muhammad approximately 1203 1283 author
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persian manuscripts
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Date
1540 - 1545
Source
New York Public Library
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