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Iskandar entertains the Khaqan, c1505. Iskandar (Alexander the Great) and the Khaqan (Khan) are seated on mats in a rich green landscape, surrounded by courtiers and entertained by two young musicians and a girl dancer. Persian miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the 'Khamsa' (Five Poems) of Nizami, produced in Iran.

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Iskandar entertains the Khaqan, c1505. Iskandar (Alexander the Great) and the Khaqan (Khan) are seated on mats in a rich green landscape, surrounded by courtiers and entertained by two young musicians and a girl dancer. Persian miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the 'Khamsa' (Five Poems) of Nizami, produced in Iran.

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Album / British Library Board / TopFoto

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3312 x 3165 px | 30.0 MB

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28.0 x 26.8 cm | 11.0 x 10.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

16TH CENTURY • 4TH BCE • 4TH CENTURY B. C. • 4TH CENTURY BC • AMUSEMENT • ART & LITERATURE • CARPET • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CENTURY • CLOTHING: TURBAN • COLOUR • COUNTRY • DANCE • DANCER • DIVERSION • DIVERTISSEMENT • DRUM • DRUMMER • DRUMMERS • ENTERTAINER • ENTERTAINING • ENTERTAINMENT • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FEMALE • FOURTH CENTURY B. C • FOURTH CENTURY B. C. • FOURTH CENTURY BC • GUEST • HEADDRESS • HEADGEAR: TURBAN • HISTORICAL EVENTS • HISTORY & POLITICS • KHAQAN • KING • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MEN • MONARCH • MUSIC • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT • MUSICIAN • MUSICIANS • NATURE • PEOPLE • PERFORMING ARTS • PERSIA • PERSIAN • PLANT • ROYAL EVENTS • ROYALTY • SOCIETY & CULTURE • TAMBOURINE • TURBAN • WILDERNESS • WOMAN