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Double-headed eagle
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The double-headed eagle is an iconographic symbol originating in the Bronze Age. The earliest predecessors of the symbol can be found in the Ancient Near East and Mycenaean Greece. Most modern uses of
Double-headed eagle in Jiroft, Iran, 3rd millennium BC
Double-headed eagle in Jiroft, Iran, 3rd millennium BC
Double-headed eagle on the Sphinx Gates of the Hittites in Anatolia, today in Alaca Höyük, Turkey
Double-headed eagle on the Sphinx Gates of the Hittites in Anatolia, today in Alaca Höyük, Turkey
BMAC axe head with double-headed bird-demon motif, late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BC
BMAC axe head with double-headed bird-demon motif, late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BC
The double-headed eagle device used in the flag of Kingdom of Vaspurakan (r. 908–1021)
The double-headed eagle device used in the flag of Kingdom of Vaspurakan (r. 908–1021)
Sultanate of Rum
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The Sultanate of Rum, or Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, was a culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim state established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks follow
Double-headed eagle
…Spain, France, the Bulgarian Empire and the Serbian principality of Raška. From the 13th century onward, it appeared within the Islamic world in the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum and the Mamluk Sultanate, and within the Christian world in Albania, the Holy Roman Empire, Russia, and Serbia. In a few places, among them the Holy…
Sultan Kilij Arslan II enthroned, Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156–1192.
Sultan Kilij Arslan II enthroned, Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156–1192.
Frieze with Sultanate of Rum horseman, Konya Palace, 1156-1192.
Frieze with Sultanate of Rum horseman, Konya Palace, 1156-1192.
Sultan Kayqubad I (r.1220–1237) or a notable of his court, seated in Turkic style and holding a flower, symbol of eternal life. Kubadabad Palace, late
Sultan Kayqubad I (r.1220–1237) or a notable of his court, seated in Turkic style and holding a flower, symbol of eternal life. Kubadabad Palace, late 1220s.
Enturbaned and bearded figure of a likely high-ranking official, holding an inscribed tablet in his hand. Kubadabad Palace, late 1220s.
Enturbaned and bearded figure of a likely high-ranking official, holding an inscribed tablet in his hand. Kubadabad Palace, late 1220s.