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  • Painter · Herat, c. 1450–1535

    Kamaleddin Behzad

    Head of the royal library workshop in Timurid Herat, Behzad brought everyday life, movement and vivid colour into Persian miniature painting.

  • Patron · Herat, 15th century

    Gawhar Shad

    Timurid queen and one of the great patrons of the age, Gawhar Shad commissioned the Musalla complex in Herat, whose minarets still stand over…

  • Timurid era

    14th–15th century

    Timurid era

    Under Shah Rukh and Gawhar Shad, Herat becomes a capital of painting, poetry and tilework.

  • Herat

    Western Afghanistan

    Herat

    An old city of art and learning on the Hari River, famous for Timurid architecture and tilework.

  • The Blue Tiles of Herat

    Heritage · 5 min

    The Blue Tiles of Herat

    Architecture, geometry and centuries of craftsmanship.