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Qara Khan, King of Samarqand, Defeated by Mihr

Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492) (Author)
Muhammad ibn Ahmad `Assar Tabrizi (died 1382) (Author)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

On the left side of this page from Walters manuscript W.645, Qara Khan, king of Samarqand, is defeated by Mihr, who fights on the side of King Kayvan, Nahid's father.

Provenance
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'Abduhu Muhammad Kazim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal on fol. 113b]; 'Ismat Zinat Sultan, 1249 AH/AD 1833 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [square seal dated 12(?)49 AH/AD 1833 on fol. 114a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 11/16 in. (27 x 17 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.645.159A

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Image for Two Poetical Works: Yusuf and Zulaykha and Mihr and Mushtari

Two Poetical Works: Yusuf and Zulaykha and Mihr and Mushtari

Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
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