Part 48 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An Iranian battle-mask from the Safavid Dynasty 16th
An Iranian battle-mask from the Safavid Dynasty 16th
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Part 48 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An Iranian battle-mask from the Safavid Dynasty 16th
An Iranian battle-mask from the Safavid Dynasty 16th
Mahin Bānū Sultan, better known as Princess Sulțānum, or Shahzada Sultanim (1519–1562), was a Safavid princess of Iran, the daughter of Shah Ismail I and Tajlu Khanum.
She was the youngest sister of Tahmasp I. She had a big influence on the reign of her brother and acted as his political adviser.
She was the youngest sister of Tahmasp I. She had a big influence on the reign of her brother and acted as his political adviser.
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Mahin Bānū Sultan, better known as Princess Sulțānum, or Shahzada Sultanim (1519–1562), was a Safavid princess of Iran, the daughter of Shah Ismail I and Tajlu Khanum.
She was the youngest sister of Tahmasp I. She had a big influence on the reign of her brother and acted as his political adviser.
She was the youngest sister of Tahmasp I. She had a big influence on the reign of her brother and acted as his political adviser.
Rug of the Day
Detail from an old carpet of my acquaintance. Identified by AI as, variously, an Anatolian rug, a Safavid textile or a piece of embroidered canvas work. What do you think?
Detail from an old carpet of my acquaintance. Identified by AI as, variously, an Anatolian rug, a Safavid textile or a piece of embroidered canvas work. What do you think?
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Rug of the Day
Detail from an old carpet of my acquaintance. Identified by AI as, variously, an Anatolian rug, a Safavid textile or a piece of embroidered canvas work. What do you think?
Detail from an old carpet of my acquaintance. Identified by AI as, variously, an Anatolian rug, a Safavid textile or a piece of embroidered canvas work. What do you think?
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso) https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.496
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso) https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.496
In NY, visiting the MetMuseum. Seeing in person the stunning Persian painting and calligraphy that @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social spoke about in podcasts about Shirin, etc.
Means so much more after hearing about it from my favorite podcast
#EmpirePodcast
Means so much more after hearing about it from my favorite podcast
#EmpirePodcast
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In NY, visiting the MetMuseum. Seeing in person the stunning Persian painting and calligraphy that @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social spoke about in podcasts about Shirin, etc.
Means so much more after hearing about it from my favorite podcast
#EmpirePodcast
Means so much more after hearing about it from my favorite podcast
#EmpirePodcast
Redhelm Dynasty: An action-adventure platformer with hand-drawn 2D graphics in which you play as King Ismail, the first shah of Safavid Iran. I guess that makes this a work of historical fiction?
#IndieGame #Iran
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#IndieGame #Iran
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Redhelm Dynasty is an action-adventure platformer with hand-drawn 2D graphics. Take the role of King Ismail the Redhelm and explore the lands of the Safavid Empire, overcome platforming challenges, an...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Redhelm Dynasty: An action-adventure platformer with hand-drawn 2D graphics in which you play as King Ismail, the first shah of Safavid Iran. I guess that makes this a work of historical fiction?
#IndieGame #Iran
store.steampowered.com/app/4053000/...
#IndieGame #Iran
store.steampowered.com/app/4053000/...
Some simple refs for side OCs:
- Ilmari (Finnish spitz), a real estate mogul
- Behrouz (Saluki x Pshdar cross), a Safavid monarch
#art #oc #furry #furryart #dog #canine #digitalart #sighthound #spitz #saluki
- Ilmari (Finnish spitz), a real estate mogul
- Behrouz (Saluki x Pshdar cross), a Safavid monarch
#art #oc #furry #furryart #dog #canine #digitalart #sighthound #spitz #saluki
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Some simple refs for side OCs:
- Ilmari (Finnish spitz), a real estate mogul
- Behrouz (Saluki x Pshdar cross), a Safavid monarch
#art #oc #furry #furryart #dog #canine #digitalart #sighthound #spitz #saluki
- Ilmari (Finnish spitz), a real estate mogul
- Behrouz (Saluki x Pshdar cross), a Safavid monarch
#art #oc #furry #furryart #dog #canine #digitalart #sighthound #spitz #saluki
Cities with over 100,000 people in the year 1700.
October 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Cities with over 100,000 people in the year 1700.
Persian language in 17th Century CE
17th Century Persian functioned as a transregional chancery and literary language. Safavid Iran, Mughal empire and Central Asian khanates used it officially; it persisted as a minority and commercial tongue on Ottoman frontier, in Caucasus and across Indian Ocean
17th Century Persian functioned as a transregional chancery and literary language. Safavid Iran, Mughal empire and Central Asian khanates used it officially; it persisted as a minority and commercial tongue on Ottoman frontier, in Caucasus and across Indian Ocean
September 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Persian language in 17th Century CE
17th Century Persian functioned as a transregional chancery and literary language. Safavid Iran, Mughal empire and Central Asian khanates used it officially; it persisted as a minority and commercial tongue on Ottoman frontier, in Caucasus and across Indian Ocean
17th Century Persian functioned as a transregional chancery and literary language. Safavid Iran, Mughal empire and Central Asian khanates used it officially; it persisted as a minority and commercial tongue on Ottoman frontier, in Caucasus and across Indian Ocean
October 2, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Portraits of the Mughal Emperor Akbar & the prince Dara Shukoh, from a Deccani album made around 1670. Possibly produced during the reign of Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, the last ruler of Golconda Sultanate. Contains portraits of Mughal, Deccani & Safavid rulers & nobles.
February 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Portraits of the Mughal Emperor Akbar & the prince Dara Shukoh, from a Deccani album made around 1670. Possibly produced during the reign of Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, the last ruler of Golconda Sultanate. Contains portraits of Mughal, Deccani & Safavid rulers & nobles.
The model garment, V&A 173-1869 is a Safavid Persian design. I am recreating that.
August 23, 2024 at 9:33 AM
The model garment, V&A 173-1869 is a Safavid Persian design. I am recreating that.
France is notably smaller in this history, Persia is still under the Abbasids, but the Safavid movement is probably growing in power, or something close to them. Japan was pretty much a backwater IRL in 1500, but I've been fooling with the kamikaze, and they or the Manchu need to cross the sea
December 10, 2024 at 4:56 PM
France is notably smaller in this history, Persia is still under the Abbasids, but the Safavid movement is probably growing in power, or something close to them. Japan was pretty much a backwater IRL in 1500, but I've been fooling with the kamikaze, and they or the Manchu need to cross the sea
Fun Fact!
Did you know the Safavid Empire/Dynasty had organized more than 125 mints throughout its 250 year reign?
Did you know the Safavid Empire/Dynasty had organized more than 125 mints throughout its 250 year reign?
March 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Fun Fact!
Did you know the Safavid Empire/Dynasty had organized more than 125 mints throughout its 250 year reign?
Did you know the Safavid Empire/Dynasty had organized more than 125 mints throughout its 250 year reign?
I just today became familiar with 15th century Safavid piece "The Court of Gayumars" and it has really made my day. It genuinely looks like a Pure Land.
July 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I just today became familiar with 15th century Safavid piece "The Court of Gayumars" and it has really made my day. It genuinely looks like a Pure Land.
…oh my god does AI not recognize the independence of Iraq? Is it doing Safavid irridentism now?
May 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
…oh my god does AI not recognize the independence of Iraq? Is it doing Safavid irridentism now?
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso) https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.496
April 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso) https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.496
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.496.a
August 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.496.a
Premodern Qur'an for powerful woman: FABULOUS (Iran, Shiraz, Safavid era, c1580 CE). #rainbow #artofthequran #globalmedieval @FreerSackler
November 25, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Premodern Qur'an for powerful woman: FABULOUS (Iran, Shiraz, Safavid era, c1580 CE). #rainbow #artofthequran #globalmedieval @FreerSackler
1701
Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three-year occupation.
Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three-year occupation.
Safavid Iran
The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder empires. The Safavid Shāh Ismā'īl I established the Twelver denomination of Shīʿa Islam as the official religion of the empire, marking one of the most important turning points in the history of Islam.
en.m.wikipedia.org
March 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
1701
Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three-year occupation.
Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three-year occupation.
Banqueting Scene with Khusrau and Shirin (verso), from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209); Persian verses (recto) from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.500
April 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Banqueting Scene with Khusrau and Shirin (verso), from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209); Persian verses (recto) from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.500
New silk scarf releasing VERY soon, illustrated by Guest Artist Arlo Teague.
The design pays homage to an illustration made during the Safavid Period of Persia (modern day Iran). The border is dedicated to falconry, some of the oldest records and artwork of which are from the Middle East.
The design pays homage to an illustration made during the Safavid Period of Persia (modern day Iran). The border is dedicated to falconry, some of the oldest records and artwork of which are from the Middle East.
December 19, 2024 at 3:21 PM
New silk scarf releasing VERY soon, illustrated by Guest Artist Arlo Teague.
The design pays homage to an illustration made during the Safavid Period of Persia (modern day Iran). The border is dedicated to falconry, some of the oldest records and artwork of which are from the Middle East.
The design pays homage to an illustration made during the Safavid Period of Persia (modern day Iran). The border is dedicated to falconry, some of the oldest records and artwork of which are from the Middle East.
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.199
![Iran was losing a battle against Turan and the armies of its assembled allies from India and China. The hero Rustam arrived to pull the Iranian army back from the brink of destruction, slaying the enemy warrior Ashkabus on foot while allowing his horse Rakhsh to rest after a long, hard journey. The vast number of armies involved in the battle is indicated by the many banners that extend beyond the illustration’s top border. This painting was probably produced at Shiraz, one of Iran’s major cultural centers, far to the south of the Safavid capital of Tabriz. Artists and works of art moved back and forth steadily between Shiraz and the Deccan in southwestern India during the 1500s and 1600s. The section of the <em>Shah-nama</em> on the recto is famous for the clever conversational repartee between Rustam and his opponent Ashkabus. When Ashkabus remarked that in choosing not to ride a horse Rustam had signed his own death warrant, Rustam retorted, “Would it be the case then that in your country . . . lions, tigers, and crocodiles [all] ride on horses to battle?” Rustam then brought down the horse of Ashkabus with a single arrow; his next arrow pierced Ashkabus in the chest.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6xxjy3sxpdul5c74oh3ezlsi/bafkreifhlkzue3nmoqcqqtvficlhliygoq2stso6fcbyzl7jbheqfkcpju@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.199
This morning I fully released the panel from the frame.
As the fabric relaxes, the scrollwork rises, defining space and drawing the eye.
The motifs pop up from the linen, emulating stumpwork - but there is no padding here, just the silk itself
#C16th #C17th #EarlyModern #embroidery
As the fabric relaxes, the scrollwork rises, defining space and drawing the eye.
The motifs pop up from the linen, emulating stumpwork - but there is no padding here, just the silk itself
#C16th #C17th #EarlyModern #embroidery
March 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM
This morning I fully released the panel from the frame.
As the fabric relaxes, the scrollwork rises, defining space and drawing the eye.
The motifs pop up from the linen, emulating stumpwork - but there is no padding here, just the silk itself
#C16th #C17th #EarlyModern #embroidery
As the fabric relaxes, the scrollwork rises, defining space and drawing the eye.
The motifs pop up from the linen, emulating stumpwork - but there is no padding here, just the silk itself
#C16th #C17th #EarlyModern #embroidery