'Timur Celebrates his Conquest of Delhi in 1398'
Zafarnama of Ibrahim Sultan, Timurid Shiraz, 1436.
(Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi (1424-54)


Shiraz School. Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
From p.46, The Mughal Emperors: And the Islamic Dynasties of India, Iran, and Central Asia by Francis Robinson.


Identification and Creation
Object Number: 1960.198
Title: Timur Celebrates His Conquest of Delhi (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
Classification: Manuscripts
Work Type: manuscript folio
Date: 1436
Places: Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Shiraz
Period: Timurid period
Culture: Persian
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Physical Descriptions
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: folio: 28 x 16.8 cm (11 x 6 5/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Accession Year: 1960
Object Number: 1960.198

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