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The illustrations by Djoveyni in the 1438 copy of
Tarīḫ-i Ğuvaynī.
by ‛Alā al-Dīn ‛Aṭā Malik b. Bahā al-Dīn Muḥammad Al-Ğuvaynī (author).

Conquest of the World

The paintings illustrate episodes in the story of Ghengis Khan but the figures are dressed as Timurids of the 15th Century

Conquest of the World, folio 30 verso

folio 30 verso, Tegüder receiving an embassy

Conquest of the World, folio 136 recto

Conquest of the World, folio 136 recto

folio 136 recto, Güyük questioning Jamal al-Din

Conquest of the World, folio 140 verso

Conquest of the World, folio 140 verso

folio 140 verso, Güyük at the party

Conquest of the World, folio 67 recto

folio 67 recto, Battle of Bolnisi (1227)

Conquest of the World, folio 101 recto

Conquest of the World, folio 101 recto

folio 101 recto, Audience of Möngke

Conquest of the World, folio 149 recto

Conquest of the World, folio 149 recto

folio 149 recto, Siege of Alamut (1256)

Shiraz, Iran, 1438, by Djoveyni.
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Supplément Persan 206

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