An illustration by Sayf Al-Vahedi in the 1430-1434 copy of Jami' al-Tawarikh by Rashid al-Din (author). Universal HistoryĞāmi‛ al-tavārīḫ. Rašīd al-Dīn Fazl-ullāh HamadānīFolio 179r. Caliph Al-Musta'sim Billah & His Army. Herat, Afghanistan; around 1430-1434, probably by Sayf Al-Vahedi. BnF. Supplément Persan 1113 The Jami' al-Tawarikh was commissioned by Mahmud Ghazan, begun as a history of the Mongols and their dynasty and then expanded to include history from Adam to Rashid al-Din's present day. It was completed during the reign of Oljeitu in 1307-1316. The Jami' al-Tawarikh is perhaps the single most comprehensive Persian source on the Mongol period. Sayf Al-Vahedi, who worked as painter in the workshop-library of Baysonqor (Bayasanghor, grandson of Timur), is the painter of the majority of the illustrations of this manuscript. Back to Timurid Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers in the Jami' al-Tawarikh of c.1430AD Other Illustrations of Arabian Costume & Soldiers |
