Sheikh Mansur Hallaj hanged, Sheikh Mansur Hallaj hanged and stoned. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushsh

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Sheikh Mansur Hallaj hanged, Sheikh Mansur Hallaj hanged and stoned. 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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Keywords: 1590-1600, al-ushshaq, artwork, death, gallows, group, husayn, illustration, majalis, mirza, people, persian, religion, sultan