Soltaniyeh
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Soltaniyeh is a city in the Central District of Soltaniyeh County, Zanjan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Dome of Soltaniyeh
Sultaniyya, Friday Mosque, built by Uljaytu. A possible prototype of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque. François Préault in 1808.
Dome of Soltaniyeh, Zanjan Province, Iran
Dome of Soltaniyeh, Zanjan Province, Iran
Öljaitü
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Öljaitü, also known as Mohammad-e Khodabandeh, was the eighth Ilkhanid dynasty ruler from 1304 to 1316 in Tabriz, Iran. His name 'Öjaitü' means 'blessed' in the Mongolian language and his last name 'K
Soltaniyeh
…as one of the World Heritage Sites. The road from Zanjan to Soltaniyeh extends until it reaches to the Katale khor cave. William Dalrymple notes that Öljaitü intended Soltaniyeh to be "the largest and most magnificent city in the world" but that it "died with him" and is now "a deserted, crumbling spread of…
Öljaitü and ambassadors from the Yuan dynasty, 1438, "Majma' al-Tavarikh"
The mausoleum of Öljaitü at Soltaniyeh, Iran.
Two illuminated Koran verses. Öljaitü's Koran from Baghdad in the Oriental Manuscripts of the Leipzig University Library.