Persia/Iran: Chingiz/Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227) fighting the Chinese in the mountains. Miniature painting from Ahmad Tabrizi's 'Shahanshahnama', c. 1397-1398. The Shahanshahnamah or Changiznamah of Ahmad Tabrizi is a Persian history of the Mongols written for Abu Sa‘id. It is a Persianised and partially Islamised version of Mongol history - note that the central banner in the margin is topped with the name of God, 'Allah', in Arabic.

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