Şehnāme-i Nādirī
The Battle of Serav between Ottoman-Crimean and Safavid forces in 1618. The Tatar khan Cānbek Giray joins the battle under the command of Ottoman commander Ḫalīl Paşa, while the Safavids are commanded by Ḳārçıġāy Ḫan, Governor of Tabriz, under the orders of Şah ‘Abbās. (TPML, H. 1124, 18b-19a).[1] | |
| Author | Text: Nādirī Miniatures: Ahmed Nakşi |
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Publication date | 1620 |
The Şehnāme-i Nādirī ("Nadiri's book of kings", Topkapi Palace Museum, TSMK H.1124) is an Ottoman illustrated manuscript and an anthology completed circa 1620 which relates the conquest of Hotin by Osman II.[2] The text was composed by Mehmed bin Abdülgani bin Emirsah, who wrote under the pen name Nādirī, an Ottoman author and scholar (d. 1626) often referred to as Gani-zade Nādirī. The miniatures were executed by Ahmed Naksi, who also illustrated the Diwan-i Nadiri (TSMK, H. 819). The figures in the miniatures are highly individualized, and they use perspective in order to give more depth.[2]
References
- ^ Yıldız, Özlem (1 January 2017). The Sultan and his commanders: representations of ideal leadership in the Şehname-i Nadiri. Sabancı University. p. 113.
- ^ a b Atil 1973, p. 19.
Sources
- Atil, Esin (1973). Exhibition catalogue of Turkish art of the Ottoman period (PDF). Smithsonian Institution.