The burning of Damascus, 1401, (1533). The Turkic conqueror Timur (or Tamerlane) burns and pillages the city of Damascus. Two water-carriers with skins are trying to put the fire out. Persian miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din.
The burning of Damascus, 1401, (1533). The Turkic conqueror Timur (or Tamerlane) burns and pillages the city of Damascus. Two water-carriers with skins are trying to put the fire out. Persian miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din.