Safavid empire

17th c.Muhammad Zaman. Episode from the Indian Princess’s story: King Turktazī’s visit to the magical garden of Turktaz,Queen of the Faeries. painting on paper British Library. Accession number Or.2265, fol. 48v. Place of creation Safavid Empire.

Akbar Hears a Petition from an Akbarnama ca. 1604 Manohar Mughal dynasty Akbar(r. 1556 - 1605) This page from the Akbarnama (History of Akbar) illustrates the emperor seated in regal isolation at the center of the painting, listening to a petition being presented to him by a noble. The European depicted near the bottom left demonstrates the cosmopolitan mix of people at court as well as Akbar's interest in the portrayal of different types of people

Flag of The Safavid Dynasty (Iran) (1501-1736)

The Battle of Chaldiran, painted here on the walls of the Chehel-Sotoun Pavilion in Esfahan, Iran. Chaldiran was of the most significant battles between the Ottomans and Safavids, and a decisive Ottoman victory. A deciding factor was Ottoman artillery, as depicted in the top-left corner. [1612x1726] : ArtefactPorn

Local citizens welcomed the Safavid army as liberators and took harsh reprisals against the defeated Ottoman Turks who had been occupying their city. Many unfortunate Turks fell into the hands of Tabriz’s citizens and were…

Following the conquest of Persia by the Arabs, the region lost its significance as the center of an empire, it was now a mere province in the larger Islamic Empire.

Safavid empire

Portrait of Shah Abbas, Iran, 17th century, who was the 5th Safavid Shah. The Safavids descended from Sheikh Safi, a Sufi who had died in 1334. Photograph: Alamy

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Shah Ismail (Hismael Sophi) by Andre Thevet (1584).

I decided that the Safavid Empire deserves a thread all it's own, for Empire Total War. The Safavid Empire was one of the most powerful in the World at the...

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Safavid Courtier Refusing Wine From Indian Courtesans Painting Safavid Period, 17th century A.D. (1650-1700) Persia (Iran) Materials and technique: Oil on cloth, under lacquer Dimensions: 22.9 x 17.1 cm Displayed in Harvard Art Museums/Arthur. M Sackler Museum. Main owner appears to be Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection. Sources: [1], [2], [3] نقاشی عدم پذیرش شراب توسط درباری صفوی از دست یک زن هندی

The Khwarezmid Empire 1190-1220 CE.

Portrait of a nobleman Safavid Period, 17th century A.D., Persia (Iran) Materials and technique: oil on canvas Dimensions: 160 x 85 cm Kept in Agha Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada Source: [1] The technique employed on this painting is clearly an evidence of the western influence on Persian visual arts. Firstly, It is an oil on canvas painting. Secondly, it does employ linear prospective which was uncommon in earlier Islamic paintings. The bow, the dagger in the belt, the turban, and the green…

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