"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi 1485–86 Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi This folio is from a manuscript now in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, whose colophon gives the date 891 ( 1485–86). Several different styles of paintings appear in the manuscript, some of which may have been painted later, in the early Safavid period, although this folio was likely completed at the time of the manuscript’s production. Timur, appearing near the top left of the page in a green jama, is but one part of the lively scene. While the exact subject of the

"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi 1485–86 Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi This folio is from a manuscript now in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, whose colophon gives the date 891 ( 1485–86). Several different styles of paintings appear in the manuscript, some of which may have been painted later, in the early Safavid period, although this folio was likely completed at the time of the manuscript’s production. Timur, appearing near the top left of the page in a green jama, is but one part of the lively scene. While the exact subject of the painting is not known, it may depict Timur fighting either the Badakhshan army or the "Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi 450512

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