Shahin-Shah-nama ('Book of the King of Kings'), by Nakkas Osman 1597 showing Ottoman soldiers.

Osman Pasa and Ja'far Pasa, Ottoman governor of Shirvan, in battle against the Cossacks.


Ms. B.200, folio 130b, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul.

Other Illustrations of from the Shahin-Shah-nama or Sehinsehname, by Seyyid Lokman, 1595-97:
Sultan Murad III's Expedition to Revan
Occupation of Erevan
Sultan Murad III, upon the walls of Istanbul, anticipates the arrival of the Safavids
A ceremony of wearing a robe of honour for Vizier Özdemiroğlu Osman Paşa
Episode from the circumcision ceremonies of the future Mehmed III, in 1582 - a firework display.
The departure of the prince's party from the Eski Saray, to the Hippodrome.

Other Ottoman Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers
Other Illustrations of Ottoman Janissaries (Janizary, Yeniceri)




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