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Hasht-Behesht Palace, Tabriz, 1537-1538
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Hasht-Behesht Palace, Tabriz, 1537-1538 "Sahebabad square and garden,Turkmen government's center in Tabriz After the the collapse of the successors of Timur Shah in Harat and Garagoyonloo Turkmens seizing power, by transferring political center to Tabriz and settlement of many Timor's architects and artists to his capital "Jahanshah" founded a certain style of architecture in Tabriz. In that time, Sahebabad Square was considered as the government center; although by Aghghoyonloo rulers seizing power (780-908A.Н.) and selecting Tabriz as the capital, Sahebabad square and garden were considered more than before. In a way that by developing this place by the leader of Aghghoyonloos (Ozoonhasan), this complex was selected as the ruling center of Aghghoyonloo rulers (BaniMasood, 2004: 4). The complex of Sahebabad square and garden was formed as the location for the settlement of Hashtbehesht Palace in a definite period with a preplanned sketch based on specific social-political conditions (Ibid). By continuing and developing construction activities around Sahebabad Square, Ozoonhasan created multiple functioning for this square. Also, proper climate and increasing economic-political int
| Artist / Maker | Matrakçı Nasuh |
|---|---|
| Date | between 1537 and 1538date QS:P,+1537-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319 |
| Culture / Origin | Map of Tabriz by Matrakçı Nasuh (1537-1538) |
| Dimensions | 996×736 px (digital) |
| Department | miniature-painting |
| Type | Manuscript painting |
About the Artist
1480–1564, Ottoman EmpirePolymath of Süleyman’s court — mathematician, swordsman, historian — who invented the Ottoman topographical miniature. His Beyân-ı Menâzil records every halt of the 1534–35 Iraq campaign as a bird’s-eye city portrait with no human figures, a uniquely Ottoman genre. Full biography →
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Image & data: Wikimedia Commons · Licence: Public domain.
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