"Conquest of Baghdad by Timur", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories), Painting by Unknown, 839 1435–36

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Conquest of Baghdad by Timur', Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories), 839 1435–36, Made in Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 11 3/8 x 8in. ( x ), Codices, Painting by Unknown, This folio once illustrated a manuscript of the Zafarnama, a biography of the ruler Timur commissioned by his grandson Ibrahim Sultan. The text glorifies Timur’s many victories on the battlefield, including his 1401 siege of Baghdad, depicted here

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