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an old painting with people and animals on it

The Battle of Nicopolis (1396 CE) (by Unknown Artist) - An illustration of the Battle of Nicopolis (1396 CE) when Sultan Bayezid I (r. 1389-1402 CE) defeated a coalition European army. (Topkapi Palace , Istanbul) Scanned by Szilas from Trk miniatrk by Gza Fehr, Corvina 1978 CE, Budapest.

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two people riding on camels in the desert under a cloudy sky with clouds above

The image depicts a desert landscape with golden and blue sand dunes. The sky is a light orange with stylized clouds of gold. Two camels with riders are traversing the dunes, which are textured with delicate gold lines. The scene evokes a sense of ancient travel and the beauty of the desert.

a painting on the side of a building with people riding horses and men in costume

Murals at Dunhuang. The oasis town of Dunhuang lay at a crucial junction of the Silk Road, that ancient braid of caravan trails stretching for more than 7,000 kilometres from China to the Mediterranean, which served as a highway not just for merchandise, but also for ideas -religious, cultural and artistic. By the 4th century AD, the Silk Road had brought Dunhuang both commercial prosperity and a growing Buddhist community.

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the silk route in china with text

The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers, it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West.

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