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Hasht Dome and Hasht Hussainiya in Yazd (built in 1328)
Hasht Dome and Hasht Hussainiya in Yazd (built in 1328)
Shah Shuja (detail) in a battle against his brother Mahmud. Khvandamir, Ḥabībuʾs-Siyar, 1592
Shah Shuja (detail) in a battle against his brother Mahmud. Khvandamir, Ḥabībuʾs-Siyar, 1592
Tomb of Shah Shoja in Shiraz, Iran.
Tomb of Shah Shoja in Shiraz, Iran.
The Sacking of Isfahan (1387), by Timur. Timurnama, Bukhara (mid 16th century)
The Sacking of Isfahan (1387), by Timur. Timurnama, Bukhara (mid 16th century)
Original location of Timur's Mongol Barlas tribe
Original location of Timur's Mongol Barlas tribe
Battle between Timur (left) and Tokhtamysh (right). Topkapi H.2153, 1420–1440, possibly Herat.
Battle between Timur (left) and Tokhtamysh (right). Topkapi H.2153, 1420–1440, possibly Herat.
Contemporary depiction of the Qara Qoyunlu forces of Qara Iskandar (left) in battle against the Timurid forces of Ibrahim Sultan (right) in April 1429
Contemporary depiction of the Qara Qoyunlu forces of Qara Iskandar (left) in battle against the Timurid forces of Ibrahim Sultan (right) in April 1429. Shahnama of Ibrahim Sultan (c.1430) frontispiece.
Earliest known portrait of Timur, commissioned right after his death in 1405–1409, by his grandson Khalil Sultan.
Earliest known portrait of Timur, commissioned right after his death in 1405–1409, by his grandson Khalil Sultan.