"Siege of Baghdad", Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories), Painted by Unknown

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Siege of Baghdad', Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories), 839 1435–36, Made in Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Page: 13 1/8 x 9 11/16in. ( x ), Codices, Painted 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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