Shahin-Shah-nama ('Book of the King of Kings'), by Nakkas Osman, 1597.
Imperial Parade passing before Iranian ambassador.


Ms. B.200, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul.

Other Illustrations from the Shahin-Shah-nama or Sehinsehname, by Seyyid Lokman, 1595-97:
Sultan Murad III's Expedition to Revan
Sultan Murad III, upon the walls of Istanbul, anticipates the arrival of the Safavids
Osman Pasa and Ja'far Pasa, Ottoman governor of Shirvan, in battle against the Cossacks
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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