File:Timur's army attacks the fortress of Herat and Ghiyath al-Din, the Kartid ruler, sues for peace, signed Dharm Das, Mughal India, circa 1595-1600.jpg
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English: TIMUR'S ARMY ATTACKS THE FORTRESS OF HERAT AND GHIYATH AL-DIN, THE KARTID RULER, SUES FOR PEACE
SIGNED DHARM DAS, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1595-1600 Gouache heightened with gold on dark brown paper, a bloody battle ensues as an army wielding long swords attacks the fortress of Herat, Timur is depicted mounted on horseback, in the foreground a bloody pile of heads at his feet, in the lower left hand corner two prisioners stand with their hands bound, before them Ghiyath al-Din holds his hands out pleading for peace, on the horizon figures with flailing arms appear from behind the ramparts, two lines of neat black nasta'liq above and below, the reverse with 16ll. of text, laid down between gold and polychrome rules on wide lighter paper borders, signed in red in the lower margin, page number in upper margin and left-hand margin with illustration number "24(?)", mounted Miniature 5 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (13.5 x 9.9cm.); folio 11 1/8 x 7 7/8in. (28.2 x 19.9cm.) |
| Date | between circa 1595 and circa 1600 |
| Source | https://www.christies.com/lot/timurs-army-attacks-the-fortress-of-herat-5551171/?intObjectID=5551171&lid=1 |
| Author | Christies.com |
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