Uzbekistan: Mani, the Prophet of Manichaeism, portrayed as a painter presenting King Bahram Gur with a painting. Miniature poainting by Ali-Shir Nava'i (9 February 1441 - 3 January 1501), c. 1521-1522. In the medieval Islamic tradition, Mani is described as a painter who set up a sectarian movement in opposition to Zoroastrianism. He was persecuted by Shapur I and fled to Turkestan, where he made disciples and embellished temples with his paintings. Provisioning in advance a cave which had a spring, he told his disciples he was going to heaven, and would not return for a year.

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