This painting is based on Shahnameh ( book of the kings) of Ferdowsi series.

In the Shahnameh, Rostam loses his horse, Rakhsh.

Grieved and angry, Rostam reaches at Samangan, where he was greeted by the king, offered him the assurance that Rakhsh was too well known for his hiding place not to be soon discovered.

The king of Samangan invites Rostam to stay for the night, therefore, he provides a lodging for the hero in his own palace.

That night Tahmineh ( the king’s daughter) comes to Rostam’s bedchambers and declares her love for him. Before leaving the palace, Rostam proposed to Tahmineh and they got married.