'Siege of Baghdad', Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories), A.H. 839/A.D. 1435–36, Made in Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Page: 13 1/8 x 9 11/16in. (33.4 x 24.6cm), Codices, Painted 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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Siege, Baghdad, Folio, Dispersed copy, Zafarnama, Book, Victories, .H, 839/.D, 1435–36, Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, gold, paper, Page, 13 1/8 x 9 11/16in, 33.4 24.6cm, Codices, Painted by Unknown, folio, illustrated, manuscript, biography, ruler Timur, commissioned, grandson Ibrahim, Sultan, text glorifies, Timur, victories, battlefield, 1401 siege, depicted
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