Soldier of African descent in the Persian military, painted 1680-1690 AD
Soldier of African descent in the Persian military, painted 1680-1690 AD
Soldier of African descent in the Persian military, painted 1680-1690 AD

the caveat was still followed down to the letter. But when finally the time came for the child to meet his sire, the latter passed away after a brief illness.

So the child succeeded to his father's throne without ever having met his father.

Meet Abdullah, the seventh Qutb Shahi Sultan of Golconda.

#hyderabad #deccan #telangana #telugu #urdu #persian #iran #persia #safavid #mughal #history #india

©️ Neelesh Chatterjee

the caveat was still followed down to the letter. But when finally the time came for the child to meet his sire, the latter passed away after a brief illness.

So the child succeeded to his father's throne without ever having met his father.

Meet Abdullah, the seventh Qutb Shahi Sultan of Golconda.

#hyderabad #deccan #telangana #telugu #urdu #persian #iran #persia #safavid #mughal #history #india

✍🏻 by Neelesh Chatterjee

For #ToxologyTuesday an archer with composite recurve from a frieze of tiles in the ROM from 17th century Isfahan, Iran during the Safavid dynasty.
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#Iran #Isfahan #Archer #Archery #Ceramic #TilesOnTuesday #TuesdayToxology #Safavid
https://collections.rom.on.ca/objects/426012/tile-from-frieze-for-archway-with-picnic-scene
Tile from frieze for archway with picnic scene