Sultan Murad (Aq Qoyunlu)
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Sultan Murad was the last sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu from 1497 to 1508. After losing his kingdom to the Safavid Shah Ismail I, he fled to Diyar Bakr, where he was eventually killed by Shah Ismail's Qizi
Likely portrait of Sultan Murad as a prisoner of Shah Ismail, early 16th century. Louvre Museum
Drawing with inscription "Kusej Murad" ("Murad with the thin beard", ie prince Murad Akkoyunlu). Tabriz, early 16th century.
Shirvan
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Shirvan is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, as known both during the pre-Islamic Sasanian Era and the early Islamic period. Today, the region is an industrially and agriculturally
The battle between the young Safavid ruler, Ismail I, and Farrukh Yasar, last independent ruler of Shirvan. Unknown artist (1541), Persian miniature currently preserved in the British Library, London.
Traditional pile carpet of Shirvan
19th century Shirvan carpet. Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, Italy
Shirvan Tatar. Engraving from book of Jean Baptiste Benoît Eyriès. Voyage pittoresque en Asie et en Afrique: résumé général des voyages anciens et modernes... T. I, 1839