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May 1, 2024 · Mountains between India and China, Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh ( Arabic: جَامِعْ اَلتَوَارِيخُ, Persian: مجموعه تاريخ; lit.'Compendium of Chronicles', also "Universal History") is a work of literature and history, produced in the Mongol Ilkhanate. [1] Written by Rashid al-Din Hamadani ...
Islam is famously aniconic, especially of the prophet Muhammad. In the early 14th-century, a manuscript, Jami' al-Tarwarikh, was completed by a Muslim author, Rashid-al-din Hamadani. It depicts an image of Muhammad receiving a revelation from Gabriel. Why was this allowed? by u/frogbrooks;
3 days ago · Mahmud of Ghazni at his court (center) receives a robe from Caliph Al-Qadir; painting by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, Jami' al-tawarikh, 1306-1314. In 998, Mahmud, son of Sebuktigin, succeeded to the governorship, and Ghazni and the Ghaznavid dynasty became perpetually associated with him.
Apr 16, 2024 · Why allow religious extremists to re-define Islam in the West? By Ray Hanania Rashid-Al-Din Hamadani was a writer and a physician who rose to influence in the Mongolian Dynasties that ruled over Persia, serving as a Grand Visier to many of the Mongolian Khans. Born in Persia in 1247 of Jewish parents, Rashid-al-Din converted to…
Apr 18, 2024 · Annotation. In this watercolor illustration from the Compendium of Chronicles, the enormous hemispheric history by the learned official Rashid al-Din finished around 1310, mounted Mongol warriors shoot bows and arrows while riding, a military tactic perfected by steppe warriors. The soldiers they are chasing are also Mongol dress, so this may ...
Apr 24, 2024 · In this illustration from Rashid al-Din’s Compendium of Chronicles Sorghaghtani Beki and Tolui sit together on a pillowed throne. Here the artist depicts different aspects of ideal Mongol masculinity than do illustrations of warriors, as Tolui interacts in a dignified way with the court ladies and officials surrounding him. As in Rashid al ...
1 day ago · The exact nature of the khan's death has been the subject of intense speculation. Rashid al-Din and the History of Yuan mention he suffered from an illness—possibly malaria, typhus, or bubonic plague. Marco Polo claimed that he was shot by an arrow during a siege, while Carpini reported that Genghis was struck by lightning. Legends sprang up ...
