'Conquest of Baghdad by Timur', Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories), A.H. 839/A.D. 1435–36, Made in Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 11 3/8 x 8in. (28.9 x 20.3cm), Codices, Painting by Unknown, This folio once illustrated a manuscript of the Zafarnama, a biography of the ruler Timur commissioned by his grandson Ibrahim Sultan. The text glorifies Timur’s many victories on the battlefield, including his 1401 siege of Baghdad, depicted here
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Conquest, Baghdad, Timur, Folio, Zafarnama, Book, Victories, .H, 839/.D, 1435–36, Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, 11 3/8 x 8in, 28.9 20.3cm, Codices, Painting by Unknown, folio, illustrated, manuscript, biography, ruler Timur, commissioned, grandson Ibrahim, Sultan, text glorifies, victories, battlefield, 1401 siege, depicted
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