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title: Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace in the Khamsa of Nizami
author: Nizami
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17405/bahram-gur-in-the-dark-palace-in-the-khamsa-of-niz/
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updated: 2023-05-12
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# Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace in the Khamsa of Nizami

_Authored by Nizami_

## Image File

[![Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace in the Khamsa of Nizami](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17405.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17405.jpg)

## Image Caption

"Bahram Gur in the Dark [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) on Saturday", illustration from Folio 207 from a *Khamsa* (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Herat, Afghanistan, 1524-25 CE.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Nizami. (2023, May 12). Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace in the Khamsa of Nizami. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17405/bahram-gur-in-the-dark-palace-in-the-khamsa-of-niz/>
### Chicago
Nizami. "Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace in the Khamsa of Nizami." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17405/bahram-gur-in-the-dark-palace-in-the-khamsa-of-niz/>.
### MLA
Nizami. "Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace in the Khamsa of Nizami." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17405/bahram-gur-in-the-dark-palace-in-the-khamsa-of-niz/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/446604) by [**Nizami**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/446604). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 12 May 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.