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Sultan Ali Mirza (likely), frontispiece Or 6810 — 15th century artist

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Written by: Lucía WeberSenior Specialist · Illumination (Tezhip)
Illumination (Tezhip) · Catalogue no. 225654
15th century artist

Sultan Ali Mirza (likely), frontispiece Or 6810

StatusReference work · Not for sale
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Sultan Ali Mirza (likely), frontispiece Or 6810 Also "Majd al-Din was brought to the audience hall in the Jahanara garden residence for interrogation in heavy chains. Present at the proceedings were Sultan-Husain’s brother-in-law, Mirza Sultan-Ahmad; the paramount amirs Amir Nasir al-Din ‘Abd al-Khaliq Firtizshah Sanjari Turkmen, Amir Ahmad-i ‘Ali Farsi Barlas, and Amir Mubariz al-Din Muhammad b. Valt Beg Nukuz, probably the most powerful Timurid amir at the time" in Timurids in transition: Turko-Persian politics and acculturation in medieval Iran, p.96

Artist / Maker15th century artist
Datecirca 1495date QS:P,+1495-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Culture / OriginKhamsa of Nizami, British Library, Or. 6810
Dimensions4158×3824 px (digital)
DepartmentMiniature Painting
TypeManuscript painting
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