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Collection of poems (masnavi), Walters Art Museum Ms. W.625, fol. 51b A leaf from an elegantly calligraphed and illuminated copy of the collection of poems, known as Mas̱navī-i maʿnavī, by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d.672 AH / 1273...

Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan, built between 1634 and 1641 under the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and named after the renowned physician and later Viceroy of Punjab Hakim Ilmud Din Ansari, who was given the...

Collection of poems (divan), King Solomon and the hoopoe who brought news from Queen Sheba, Walters Manuscript W.636, fol. 84a An illustrated copy of the collection of poems (Dīvān) by Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiz al-Shīrāzī...

An illustration of Mongol warriors carrying out an execution. They are wearing the traditional Mongol deel robe. 14th century CE. (From Rashid-ad-Din's Gami' at-tawarih)

Collection of poems (divan), Sufis dancing, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.629, fol. 95b This manuscript is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the collection of poems (dīvān) by Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiz al-Shīrāzī. (1552 CE)

Coin of the first Mughal Emperor, Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur, as the ruler of Kabul, 1504-1530 CE.

Delhi sultan Ghiyas ud din Balban’s (r. 1266-1287) tomb. Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi.

A 14th century CE illustration showing Hulegu, founder the Ilkhanate (1260-1335 CE). Hulegu reigned as Ilkhan from 1260 to 1265 CE. Seated next to him is his wife Dokuz Kathun. (From an edition of Rashid al-Din Hamadani's...

A panoramic view of the Tughlaqabad Fort. Built during the reign of the Sultan of Delhi, Ghiyasuddin Tughluq (aka Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, r. 1320-1325), founder of the Tughlaq dynasty.

This terracotta clay tablet lists the names of Assyrian kings. From Assur (modern Qal'at Sharqat, Salah Al-Din Governorate, Iraq), Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian era, 7th century BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient...