Zeynab Begum
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Zeynab Begum was a Iranian princess. The fourth daughter of Safavid king Tahmasp I, she is considered to be one of the most influential and powerful princesses of the Safavid era. She lived during the
Painting of Tahmasp I at the Chehel Sotoun palace
Painting of Abbas I at the Chehel Sotoun palace
Zeynab's will, written in 1629
Tahmasp I
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Tahmasp I was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Shah Ismail I and his principal consort, the Mawsillu princess Tajlu Khanum.
Zeynab Begum
…Zeynab Begum (Persian: زینب بیگم; died 31 May 1640) was a Iranian princess. The fourth daughter of Safavid king (shah) Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), she is considered to be one of the most influential and powerful princesses of the Safavid era. She lived during the reigns of five…
Shah Tahmasp I near the end of his life, circa 1575.
Khalili Collection Islamic Art TLS 2714 back
Shah Ismail I, father of Shah Tahmasp, in the style of Kamal al-din Behzad. Topkapı Palace Museum, H. 2169.
Likely contemporary painting of Tahmasp reading a poem. Painted before 1549, Bahram Mirza Album.