The Samanid Amir Nuh II (r. 976–97 c.e.) Suppressing Rebels, from a dispersed Assembly of Histories (Majma’ \r\nal-Tawarikh) manuscript

ca. 1425

Nuh II was the son of Mansur, the founder of the Samanid dynasty (819–999 C.E.), based in northeastern Iran and parts of present-day Uzbekistan. Nuh II’s rule was marked by frequent rebellions and political infighting; here, he wears armor and holds a long sword as he gallops toward his opponents with members of his court and military.

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 1/4 in. (43 × 33.6 cm)
image: 14 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (37.4 × 26 cm)
other (Painting): 4 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (11.5 × 26 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Burns Foss
Accession Number: 1983.94.13
Geography: Herat, Afghanistan
Culture: Afghani, Islamic
Period: Timurid dynasty (1370–1507)
Classification: Paintings
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Provenance

Foss # 1507 ALV BTV; Mary Burns Foss (Mrs. Wilson P. Foss Jr.) (1896–1987); gift in 1983 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

Reza Mohamad Ghiasian, "The “Historical Style” of Painting for Shahrukh and Its Revival in the Dispersed Manuscript of Majma? al-Tawarikh," Iranian Studies 48 no. 6 (2015), 873, 899

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No Copyright - United States

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Object/Work type

histories (visual works), manuscript

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