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Hulegu & Dokuz Kathun
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 'Compendium of Chronicles'...
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Ilkhan Ghazan Studying the Koran
A 14th century CE illustration of Ghazan (r. 1295-1304 CE), ruler of the Ilkhanate, studying the Koran. (National Library, Berlin)
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi & Observatory
A 16th century CE illustration showing the famed Persian astronomer and scientist Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201-1274 CE) in his observatory at Maragha, then part of the Mongol Ilkhanate. (British Library, London)
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Silver Denarius of Trajan (Obverse Side)
A silver denarius showing the face of Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE)
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Silver Denarius of Trajan (Reverse Side)
A silver denarius with Trajan (r. 98-117 CE) on the obverse side. Here on the reverse side, the inscriptions demonstrate the major achievements of the emperor. They read as such: PM-TRP-COSVI-PP-SPQR. These are abbreviations for Pontifex...
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Coin of Muhammad Ghori
Coin of Muhammad Ghori (r. 1173-1206 CE).
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Shrine of Muhammad Ghori
Shrine of Muhammad Ghori (r. 1173-1206 CE), Pakistan.
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Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad
Modern statue of Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad (1163-1202 CE), Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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Four Khanates of the Mongol Empire
A map of the four Khanates of the Mongol Empire, after its division in 1259 CE.
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Mehrauli Pillar
Iron pillar in the Qutb complex near New Delhi, India from the Gupta period.
