Junayd

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“Fight Between Humāy and Humāyūn,” miniature painted by Junayd for the Khamseh of Khwājū Kermānī, 1396; in the British Library (MS. Add 18113, fol 23a)

Diwān of Sultan Aḥmad

Junayd: Prince Humāy at the Gate of Humāyun's Castle

“Wedding Celebrations of Humāyūn” from the Khamseh of Khwājū Kermānī, Jalāyirid school miniature by Junayd, 1396 (British Library, London, MS. Add. 18113)

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Junayd: Media

Islamic painter

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“Fight Between Humāy and Humāyūn,” miniature painted by Junayd for the Khamseh of Khwājū Kermānī, 1396; in the British Library (MS. Add 18113, fol 23a)

“Fight Between Humāy and Humāyūn,” miniature painted by Junayd for the Khamseh...

Reproduced by permission of the British Library

Diwān of Sultan Aḥmad

Diwān of Sultan Aḥmad

Diwān of Sultan Aḥmad, pastoral border painted by Junayd, c. 1405, from...

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Junayd: Prince Humāy at the Gate of Humāyun's Castle

Junayd: Prince Humāy at the Gate of Humāyun's Castle

Prince Humāy at the Gate of Humāyun's Castle, miniature painted by Junayd...

By permission of the British Library

“Wedding Celebrations of Humāyūn” from the Khamseh of Khwājū Kermānī, Jalāyirid school miniature by Junayd, 1396 (British Library, London, MS. Add. 18113)

“Wedding Celebrations of Humāyūn” from the Khamseh of Khwājū Kermānī, Jalāyirid...

Reproduced by permission of the British Library

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