Al-adham (black horse)

الأدهم

Al-adham: the pure black horse, and the deepest black is called al-adham al-ghayhab; in the Shahnama the horses of heroes are black, and black horses were preferred in war for their strength.

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  • Horse colours and markings in Timurid painting — Fayed
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