View asset onlyTimur defends mountain position / Persian miniature 1486Timur, (Timur Lenk, Timur-i-Long, Tamerlan); Asian conqueror of Turco-Mongol descent; founder of the Timurid dynasty in Persia and Transoxiana; Kesh (Chagatai Khanate) 8.4.1336 – Otrar near Shymkent 19.1.1405.Timur (in green on a black horse) attacks the position of Amir Husayn at Tang-i Haram.Detail.Persian miniature, 1486.Illustration from the Zafarnama (Book of Victory / History of Timur) by the Persian historian Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi (died 1454).Gouache on paper.Gouache on paper.Ms. 1964.Istanbul, Museum of Turkish Art.IdentifierAKG1821010MuseumIstanbul, Museum of Turkish ArtSourceRoland & Sabrina MichaudCredit lineRoland and Sabrina Michaud / akg-imagesImage date1486Time Period14TH CENTURY15TH CENTURYMIDDLE AGESTopicARTBATTLEBIOGRAPHYCAVALRYCONQUEST ; CONQUERINGDEFENCE (MILITARY) ; DEFENSE (MILITARY)HISTORYHORSEHORSEBACK-RIDING ; HORSE RIDING ; EQUITATIONILLUSTRATIONISLAM ; ISLAMIC WORLDISLAMIC ARTISLAMIC COUNTRIESMANMILITARYMOUNTAINS ; MOUNTAIN RANGEPERSIAN ARTPERSONRIDER (MALE) ; EQUESTRIAN (RIDER)ROCK ; BOULDERSCENESOLDIERWARRIORGeographyASIACENTRAL ASIATANG-I HARAMWESTERN ASIAPersonAMIR HUSAYNANONYMOUS PERSONROLAND AND SABRINA MICHAUDROLAND MICHAUDSABRINA MICHAUDSHARAF AD-DIN ALI YAZDITIMURTitleZAFAR-NAMETechniqueBOOK ILLUMINATIONMINIATURE (PAINTING)PAINTING (TECHNIQUE)Size3318px × 4961px (47 MB) 28.0 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats3318px × 4961px (47 MB) TIFF28.1 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
