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An Enthroned Arab Ruler or Judge and his Guards. The Kitab al-Hayawan of al-Jāḥiẓ
A larger image of this Enthroned Arab Ruler or Judge and his Guards. The Kitab al-Hayawan of al-Jāḥiẓ.
A seated man with a straight sword. The Zoology of al-Jāḥiẓ. p36a. fourteenth century. (Ambrosian Library)
Source: p210, Plate 214, "Medieval Arab Arms" by Adbel Rahman Zaky, pp202-212 in: Islamic Arms and Armour, ed. Robert Elgood, London 1979.
Referenced as figure 650 in The military technology of classical Islam by D Nicolle
650A and 650B. Manuscript, A - "Khalīf with Arab Soldiers," B - "Dhū’ l Qarnayn and guards," Kitāb al Hayawan, early 14th century AD, Mamlūk Egyptian, Bib. Ambrosiana, Ms. D. 140 Inf. SP. Nunc. 67, ff. 20v, 36r and 259, Milan.