Historical works written in Movarounnahr and Khorasan the 14th-15th centuries occupy a special place Eastern historiography terms of their writing style scope topic. Because they were basis for development field emergence new directions it. The is primarily due to patronage Amir Temur Timurid princes, as well merits great historians who lived that time. To date, there are number studies on hist...

Ali Shir Nava’i (d.1501) was a famous statesman, poet and linguist, political cultural identity in the Timurid capital, Herat at end of 15th century. The subject this research is first only illustrated copy Nava’i’s Khamseh, which produced Ottoman Royal Atelier. colophon on folio 309v copy, dating 937/1530-31, shows that calligrapher, bookbinder painter Khamseh as Pir Ahmed bin Iskender. This i...

Azerbaycan’a hâkim olmak isteyen Timur, kısa sürede Karakoyunlulara rakip oldu. Kara Mehmed’e karşı gözle görülür bir başarı elde etmişse de bölgeyi çok iyi bilen Türkmenler tarafından askerleri sarp dağlarda pusuya düşürülerek ağır kayıplar verdiler. Timur’un ölümüyle ortaya çıkan boşluktan faydalanan Yusuf, kaybettiği yerleri geri aldığı gibi torunu Mirza Ebûbekir’i 1406 ve 1408’de yendi. Son...

respect and reverence for water and trees are institutionalised in many ancient civilisations due to socio-cultural traditions, values and beliefs. in iranian societies, respect for trees and water, separately and in composite form as gardens, is a well-known cultural value both before and after islam. therefore, the first part of this paper explains the value and importance of plants and garde...

the clothing of women depicted by artists under timurid and safavid dynasties is well represented in the surviving illustrations of shahnameh baisonghor and shahnameh of shah tahmasp. a descriptive-analytical survey of the related historical documents and a comparison of the illustrations of these two shahnameh books will contribute to answering the following questions: from which aspects do th...