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King Mansa Musa r. 1312-1337. The Great Mosque Founded in the 14 th century. Ottoman Turks 1300-1700 CE. Map 16-1, p. 389. Mehmet II Painted by Venetian artist Gentile Bellini 1480. An Ottoman Janissary 1479-1481. p. 390. Octagonal Chamber Sultan Murad IV 1638. Turban Helmet
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King Mansa Musa r. 1312-1337
The Great Mosque Founded in the 14th century
Ottoman Turks 1300-1700 CE
Mehmet II Painted by Venetian artist Gentile Bellini 1480
An Ottoman Janissary 1479-1481
Octagonal Chamber Sultan Murad IV 1638
Turban Helmet 15th Century Seal of Mehmet II (1453)
Ottoman Dish 1525-30
Ottoman Mosque Lamp Early 16th Century
“Star Ushak” Design Copied in European paintings 1525-1550 Blue medallions on red ground -- Traditional colors of these carpets
Mosque’s interior focal point Arch-shaped niche in the qibla wall
Inside the courtyard at The Great Mosque Isfahan, Iran
Isfahan, Iran Safavid Empire
Ambassadors paying homage to Akbar 1577
Jahangir (r. 1605-1628) Allowed British to est. p. 406
Interior Wall Taj Mahal
Lord Clive Miniature Painting 1750-1801
Writer’s Building Admin for the East India Co, then British Gov’t 1690-1880 Calcutta, India