Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess
Item
Title
Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess
Description
This image comes from a manuscript folio in Shah Tahmasp's Shamenah and depicts the wise vizir of the King mastering the game of chess, defeating the Indian envoy and securing their tribute to the Persians.
Creator
Attributed to Abd al-Vahhab.
Temporal Coverage
ca. 1530-35 CE.
Spatial Coverage
Iranian
Type
Image
Date Created
Unkown.
Source
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452180
Contributor
Cullen Rooney
Rights
OA - API
