Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
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Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī, also known as Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī or simply as Tusi, was a Persian polymath, architect, philosopher, physician, scientist, and theologian. Nasir al-Din al-
Iranian stamp for the 700th anniversary of his death
A Treatise on the Astrolabe by Tusi, Isfahan 1505
Tusi couple from Vat. Arabic ms 319
The Astronomical Observatory of Nasir al-Dīn Tusi.
Hulegu Khan
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Hulegu Khan, also known as Hülegü or Hulagu, was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of West Asia. As a son of Tolui and the Keraite princess Sorghaghtani Beki, he was a grandson of Genghis Khan and bro
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
…Maymun-Diz to continue his career under Nizari Imam Ala al-Din Muhammad. He was captured after the capitulation of Maymun-Diz to the Mongol forces under Hulegu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan. Nasir al-Din Tusi’s autobiography, The Voyage (Sayr wa-Suluk) explains that a literary devastation such as the devastation…
Painting of Hulegu Khan by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, early 14th century
The siege of Alamût in 1256
A Mughal painting of Hulegu's siege of Alamut
Hulegu (left) imprisons the Caliph among his treasures to starve him to death. Medieval depiction from "Le livre des merveilles", 15th century.