Safavid empire

Episode from the Indian Princess’s story: King Turktazi’s visit to the magical garden of Turktaz, Queen of the Faeries. Signed by Muhammad Zaman at Ashraf (Mazandaran) and dated 1086 Or_2265_f221v_720

Akbar Hears a Petition from an Akbarnama ca. 1604 Manohar Mughal dynasty Akbar(r. 1556 - 1605) This page from the Akbarnama (History of Akbar) illustrates the emperor seated in regal isolation at the center of the painting, listening to a petition being presented to him by a noble. The European depicted near the bottom left demonstrates the cosmopolitan mix of people at court as well as Akbar's interest in the portrayal of different types of people

Safavid Empire - AD 1511 by Cyowari on DeviantArt

Flag of The Safavid Dynasty (Iran) (1501-1736)

10/21/1603 Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran. The capture of Tabriz from the Ottoman Turks by the Safavid army of Shah Abbas I took place on October 21, 1603, after twenty days fighting during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618). Local citizens welcomed the Safavid army as liberators and took harsh reprisals against the defeated Ottoman Turks who had been occupying their city. Many unfortunate Turks fell into the hands of Tabriz’s citizens and were decapitated. تبریز, استان آذربایجان شرقی, ایران

Nadershah Afshar(nicknamed the son of Shamshir) an Iranian commander during the Safavid era who was able to win over the Afghans Russians Ottomans and Indians despite the fall of all parts of Iran except the city of Mashhad and the fall of the Safavids #iran

Shah Ismail I entering Tabriz with his Qizilbash army contigents in 1501. This victory commenced the start of his reign as Shahanshah over Persia and the establishment of the Shia Safavid dynasty, which would challenge the Ottomans on political, religious, and cultural fronts until its collapse in the 1730s. Painter Chingiz Mehbaliyev

نجیب زاده، احتمالا" دوره صفوی، رنگ و روغن روی بوم، اصفهان، قرن 17 میلادی 27.5 x 21.5cm A PAIR OF SAFAVID OIL PAINTINGS IRAN, PROBABLY ISFAHAN, 17TH CENTURY Oil on canvas, one depicting a Safavid noble with a large round turban and fur lined coat, set inside a stylised Mosque courtyard with a central fountain with the building behind with a large iwan style arch, the other depicting a richly dressed lady set in a European inspired landscape with a dramatic cloudy sky. Paintings 10¾ x 8½in…

Safavid Courtier Refusing Wine From Indian Courtesans Painting Safavid Period, 17th century A.D. (1650-1700) Persia (Iran) Materials and technique: Oil on cloth, under lacquer Dimensions: 22.9 x 17.1 cm Displayed in Harvard Art Museums/Arthur. M Sackler Museum. Main owner appears to be Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection. Sources: [1], [2], [3] نقاشی عدم پذیرش شراب توسط درباری صفوی از دست یک زن هندی

Qizilbash soldier

Portrait of Shah Abbas, Iran, 17th century, who was the 5th Safavid Shah. The Safavids descended from Sheikh Safi, a Sufi who had died in 1334. Photograph: Alamy

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In the 1250s a Mongol army under Hulagu Khan was sent to the Middle East to capture all the lands up to the Nile River. While Hulagu was able to captured Baghdad in 1258, his forces were stopped by the Mamluks at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260. Hulagu and his descendants established the Ilkhanate, which controlled most of present-day Iran, Iraq and the Caucasus. The empire only lasted until 1335 when it splintered as various rivals tried to claim the throne.

One of the oldest oil paintings in the British Library’s collections is a massive portrait of Naqd ʻAli Beg. It was commissioned by the English East India Company in 1626 and painted by Richard Greenbury (fl.1616-1651). In that year, Naqd ʻAli Beg came to London as the envoy of Shah...

Shah Ismail (Hismael Sophi) by Andre Thevet (1584).