نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشیار گروه مطالعات عالی هنر، دانشکده معماری و هنر، دانشگاه کاشان.
2 فارغ التحصیل کاشناسی ارشد رشته پژوهش هنر دانشگاه کاشان
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
The decline of the Timurids at the beginning of the 16th century led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire in northern India, the Safavid dynasty in Iran, and the Abu’l-Khayrid (or Shibanid) rule in Transoxiana. During this period, Timur’s image gradually transformed from that of a ruthless and warlike conqueror into a legendary symbol of legitimacy and power. The Abu’l-Khayrids, who ruled Transoxiana for nearly a century, regarded their dynasty as the legitimate successor to the Timurids and positioned themselves in opposition to the Safavids. Their workshops produced numerous manuscripts celebrating Timur’s military campaigns. Among these works is ʿAbdullah Hatifi’s Timurnama, not a historical prose narrative but an epic poem composed in imitation of the Shahnama. To date, more than thirty illustrated copies of the Timurnama survive, at least eight of which were produced in Transoxiana. This article introduces these nine manuscripts and addresses questions concerning the reasons for the popularity of Timurnama production in Abu’l-Khayrid workshops, the migration routes of these manuscripts, and the selection of specific scenes for depiction. The findings indicate that the Abu’l-Khayrid realm was one of the most significant centers for the production of the Timurnama, with the Mughal courts of India serving as its primary destination. It was precisely in these regions that Timur’s figure enjoyed the greatest popularity, as they constituted the core territories of his empire and those of his Timurid and Shibanid successors. The most frequently illustrated subjects include Timur’s defeat of Tuqtamish Khan, the conquest of India, and the wedding banquet of Jahangir. The recurrence of these themes is linked both to the availability of established pictorial models—particularly those found in Yazdi’s Zafarnama—and to the thematic priorities of the manuscripts’ patrons.
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