Celebration at the court of Sultan Husain Baiqara

Illustration of Timurids


A larger image of Celebration at the court of Sultan Husain Baiqara, 'Bustan', Herat, 1488-89.

The Sultan himself can be seen in the centre of the painting. Detail from the Mystical Tipsiness in the Garden of Sultan Husain Baiqara.
Frontispiece by Master Mirak and his disciple Bihzad, to the Bustan {'Orchard'} by the poet Sa'di, Herat, 1488-89.
National Egyptian Library, Cairo. Adab Farsi 908, f.2r.
From p.71, The Mughal Emperors: And the Islamic Dynasties of India, Iran, and Central Asia by Francis Robinson.



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