Persian Miniatures 120 illustrations
By Vladimir Loukonine and Anatoli Ivanov
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Persian Miniatures 120 illustrations - Vladimir Loukonine
Riza-i Abbasi, Love Scene, 1610s-1620s
Gouache on paper, 7.4 x 10.4 cm. The National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg.
Chronology
749:
The Abbasid line of caliphs takes power from the Umayyads
762-763:
Foundation of Baghdad
9th century:
Birth of Persian language
945:
The Buyids take over Baghdad
Middle of 10th century:
Influence on Persian Art of the Fatimid patronage. Miniatures painted in brilliant colours. Naturalistic treatment of animals
c. 1010:
Shahnama of Firdawsi
1055:
The Seljuks become the new guardians of the caliphate of Baghdad
12th century:
Rise of manuscript production: medical treaties, books about animals
1200:
Khamsa of Nizami
1206:
Genghis Khan is recognized as supreme leader of all the Turko-Mongolian peoples.
1220s:
Mongol invasion led by Genghis Khan, end of the Abbasid line of caliphs
1229:
Ugedei is recognized as Great Khan of the whole tribal group
1250s:
Mongol invasion let by Hulegu Khan
Riza-i Abbasi, Youth Holding a Jug, 1627-1628
Gouache on paper, 12.5 x 22.3 cm. Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Kiev.
1253:
Campaigns of the Great Khan Möngke to take back the territories in western Asia that slipped from Mongol grasp after the death of Genghis Khan
1258:
End of the Abbasid caliphate with the capturing of Baghdad by the Mongols, beginning of the Illkhanid Empire in Persia
1295:
Ghazan Khan becomes Ilkhan, reforms of the government and revitalization of the economy
c. 1298:
Death of the calligrapher Yaqut al-Musta’simi
1304:
Death of Ghazan Khan, vizierate of Rashid al-Din, patron of the arts. Rise of book production
1304-1316:
Reign of Uljaytu
1316-1335:
Reign of Abu Sa’id
1501:
Shah Ismail puts the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu out of Iran and settles Safavid rule
1595:
Isfahan becomes the new capital of the Safavid Empire
1601-1624:
Safavid territory expands westward to include Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Shirvan, Armenia, Georgia, Kurdistan and