#timurids

[historynerdj2]

History memes #57

Context: Although Afghanistan is perceived as unconquerable, multiple empires, mainly Persian ones, have been successful in occupying what we would now consider Afghanistan

[avetruth]

Tāǧ as-Salmānī. Šams al-ḥusn: eine Chronik vom Tode Timurs bis zum Jahre 1409 (1956) https://www.avetruthbooks.com/2023/10/tag-as-salmani-sams-al-husn-eine-chronik-vom-tode-timurs-bis-zum-jahre-1409-1956.html

[frogboiart]

Composition (on wishes and war) You can find prints of this and my other collages on inprnt here:

[artifacts-archive]

Inscribed Bowl with a Duck

Iran, Timurid dynasty (1370–1507), Late 15th century

The rule of the Timurids (1307-1507) brought increased economic and artistic interaction between Iran and China, and the ceramics produced during this time are strong examples of this exchange. This bowl has been attributed to the latter part of the Timurid dynasty and has also been referred to as Kubachi ware. Kubachi ware refers to a group of ceramics found in the town of Kubachi, which is located in modern-day Russia. Despite their place of discovery, these ceramics were not necessarily produced in Kubachi. Rather, they were most likely crafted at other centers known for their artistic production during the medieval period.

[koenji]

Horoscope of Iskandar Sultan, 1411, Iran. x

[mothmiso]

SHAH-I-ZINDA (2) (3) (4) by rkadd

[sedat-sedul]

His memory of someone...

[spiderbitesandvampirevenom]

Learned anything super niche and specific that got stuck in your brain recently?

uhhhhh idk if i have the best idea of what qualifies as niche/specific but ill use this as an opportunity to share some fun facts about medieval/renaissance islamic cartography

1. maps produced in the islamic world were generally oriented south-up with a handful of exceptions

2. What we think is one of the earliest non-East Asian maps to represent Japan (I think its the earliest, but I'd have to check) is in the 11th century Diwan Lughat at-Turk by Mahmud al-Kashgari

3. One of the most detailed maps of South America in the early 16th century was made by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis

[denofdreams-writerblr]

Reblog for a larger sample size

[turk1cculture]

[lux--nova]

I encountered the funniest phrase I've ever read in a scholarly article yesterday and I had to share it with yall. I will now quote scholarly sources when assessing whether something is tiny, teeny, or teeny-weeny, thank you.

[avetruth]

Ensar Macit. Timurlular zamanında Azerbaycan. Doktora tezi (2017) https://www.avetruthbooks.com/2023/10/ensar-macit-timurlular-zamaninda-azerbaycan-doktora-tezi-2017.html

[irithnova]

Why Mongolia and his children should be shot:

Mongolia:

>teen dad

>shit with emotions and making his children get along

>femboy addiction

>emotionally dependant on Ilkhanate

>somewhat oblivious to his children's fight for his attention

>too busy uhh patronising the arts and doing other important stuff like watching stage plays than to send letters to his kids

Golden horde:

>Eldest daughter syndrome

>Emo™️

>Bullied by his own brothers

>Oedipus complex

>Not like other girls™️

>Hates everyone

>unpopular with his brothers when he was alive

>ended with the most talked about legacy out of all of them so it's a win I guess

Ilkhanate:

>kissless handholdless eyecontactless failboy virgin nerd

>he's a fucking nerd did I mention that

>and really artsy

>father was emotionally dependant on him

>lowkey hated him for it

>died first

Chagatai Khanate:

>probably the most normal out of all of them

>was still a huge bully to golden horde

>jock™️

>won't shut the fuck up

>hot headed

>probs snitched a lot on his brothers when they were younger for Mongolia's approval

Oh and they're all alcoholics

Honorable mentions (not Mongolia's kids):

Blue horde

>Not as much as a people hater

>Weird relationship with golden horde (who was originally white horde)

>le sacrificed himself™️ (Jesus moment)

>young as hell when he died wtf

>more extroverted than Golden Horde and probably had a similar personality to what Golden Horde could have had if he wasn't fucking bullied

Timurid Empire:

>Certified LARPer

>Fucking crazy

>Genghis Khan biggest fan

>Probably sent embarrassing borderline harassing fan mail to Mongolia

>"Trust me, I am Chinggisid 🤓"

Manchuria:

>Also a certified LARPer

>Mr Mongolia biggest fan!

>Catboy

>Writes the absolute worst fucking poetry

>Recites it to people

>Says he is a nomad

>Is a sedentarycel

>Sanrio 🤒

>"Guys I am so scholarly and civilised" 🤓

>Literally wears fake glasses just so he can look more similar to Mongolia

[bibliobibuli25]

Humayun's tomb in New Delhi was built by his widow, Bega Begum, who is also known by another name 'Haji Begum'. The name was given to her because of her pilgrimage to Mecca.

After the ascension of Akbar, it was expected that Bega Begum would go live with her stepson but instead, she chose to stay back in Delhi and build her husband's mausoleum. For this task, she had brought back masons and artisans from Arabia and a site was chosen to build the first example of a Mughal Persianate Garden tomb as a mausoleum. The design was exquisite - the first to combine elements of Central Asian architecture with Hindustani elements.

Source : Ira Mukhoty (2018), Daughters of the Sun