Sultan Husayn Bayqara
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Sultan Husayn Bayqara Mirza was the Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 until May 4, 1506, with a brief interruption in 1470.
Portrait of Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara at the age of about 50 years. Copy from Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād's original about 1490
Coronation of Sultan Husayn Bayqara (attributed to Mansur). Kneeling on a throne inscribed with his name, the ruler is accompanied by his son Badi al-Zaman. To the right, an attendant carries a gold crown, while another shields it with a small, gold parasol. Both objects were the most important attributes of kingship in the Timurid era. Herat, c. 1469. Art and History Collection
Sultan Husayn Mirza on horse, by Bihzad.
Coinage of Sultan Husayn. Herat mint. Dated AH 895 (1489-90)
Abu Sa'id Mirza
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Abu Sa'id Mirza was the ruler of the Timurid Empire during the mid-fifteenth century.
Contemporary depiction of Abu Sa'id Mirza
Contemporary depiction of Qara Qoyunlu forces (left) in battle against Timurid forces (right). 1430 Shahnama, Bodleian Library.
Court scene in the Jam’i Jam (The Cup of Jamshid), which includes a eulogy of the reigning Sultan Abu-Sa’id in 1459-60 in Herat.
Jesus and Muhammad introduced by an angel in paradise. Timurid, 1466.