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Both Rizas accompanied the shah on his campaign to Khurasan in 1598 and followed him to the new capital he established in Isfahan from 1597 to 1598. [14] Soon after, Riza Abbasi left the Shah's employ in a "mid-life crisis", [ 15 ] apparently seeking greater independence and freedom to associate with Isfahan's "low-life" world, including ...
A man-to-man wargame [1] [2] [3] (also known as a skirmish wargame [4]) is a wargame in which units generally represent single individuals or weapons systems, and are rated not only on weaponry but may also be rated on such facets as morale, perception, skill-at-arms, etc.
The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an older Persian tradition of wall-painting, the survival rate and state of preservation of miniatures is better, and miniatures are much the best-known form of Persian painting in the West, and many of the ...
Other objects include presentation chargers, jewellery, miniatures and ornamental pieces. [ 55 ] At the 2009–10 Enamels of the world exhibition held at the State Hermitage Museum , its director Mikhail Piotrovsky said "Unique in its scope, the Collection reveals the remarkable technical achievements of the enamellers and encourages a greater ...
Bahram Gur killing a wolf, Harvard University Art Museum. The Great Mongol Shahnameh (Persian: شاهنامه بزرگ ایلخانی) also known as the Demotte Shahnameh or Great Ilkhanid Shahnama, [1] is an illustrated manuscript of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran, probably dating to the 1330s.
The collection includes folios from manuscripts with Persian miniatures, including the Great Mongol Shahnameh, the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, and the oldest manuscript of world history the Jamiʿ al-tawarikh. Among its collections of arms and armour is a 13th-century gold saddle from the time of Genghis Khan.
' Marw on the river '), locally used to be known by the older variants Marwarudh (مروروذ) and Marrudh (مروذ), [1] was a medieval settlement in Khurasan. It was also known as Marw-i Kuchik (Persian: مرو کوچک, lit. ' Little Marw ') to distinguish it from the nearby Marw al-Shahijan or Greater Marw. [2]
Aslam was known to have imposed heavy taxes on the population. The inhabitants of Khurasan used the proverb, "More vile than Aslam", to exhibit their disdain for harsh rulers. [16] Mu'awiya resolved to restore caliphal authority in Khurasan and appointed Ubayd Allah's brother Abd al-Rahman governor in 679.