DOI Artikel:
Majda, Tadeusz: Biblical Motifs in Islamic Art
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.18949#0030
of the Great Mughais (15th to 17th centuries) and in Iran during the Qajar
period (19th century). The most numerous Christian motifs appear during
the rule of Shah Jahan of the Dynasty of the Great Mughais (1628-1658).
As a political leader he sought to create a syncretistic religion combining
1. The Nativity,
miniaturę,
14,h century manuscript,
Qisas al-Anbiya,
fol. 227a, Dublin,
Chester Beatty Library
(Reproduced by kind permission
of the Trustees of the Chester
Beatty Library, Dublin)
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period (19th century). The most numerous Christian motifs appear during
the rule of Shah Jahan of the Dynasty of the Great Mughais (1628-1658).
As a political leader he sought to create a syncretistic religion combining
1. The Nativity,
miniaturę,
14,h century manuscript,
Qisas al-Anbiya,
fol. 227a, Dublin,
Chester Beatty Library
(Reproduced by kind permission
of the Trustees of the Chester
Beatty Library, Dublin)
28