Prince overseeing an execution, Mounted prince supervising the execution of Amir Sayyid 'Imad al-din Nasimi. A miniature painting from a sixteenth cen

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Prince overseeing an execution, Mounted prince supervising the execution of Amir Sayyid 'Imad al-din Nasimi. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken from Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Originally published in Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600.

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Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 1590-1600, al-ushshaq, artwork, death, execution, gallows, husayn, illustration, majalis, mirza, people, persian, prince, religion, royalty, sultan