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Süleymanname

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Also known as Sulaymannama

thumb|Suleiman marching with his army in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhichevan, summer 1554, during the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1532–1555. One of the scenes of the Süleymannâme.

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Author
Esin Atil
First published
1986
Editions
2

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12 sections
Contents
  • The Şehname (Shahnama) model
  • Political function of the ''Süleymannâme''
  • Artistic production under Suleiman
  • Arif Celebi
  • The illustrations
  • Themes and symbolism
  • Death
  • Court receptions
  • Conquest and combat scenes
  • Exalting the sultan
  • References
  • Sources

thumb|Suleiman marching with his army in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhichevan, summer 1554, during the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1532–1555. One of the scenes of the Süleymannâme.

The Süleymannâme (or Sulaiman-nama; , Topkapı Palace Museum Manuscript Library, TSMK H.1517, completed circa 1558) is an illustration of Suleiman the Magnificent's life and achievements. In 65 scenes the miniature paintings are decorated with gold, depicting battles, receptions, hunts and sieges. Written by Fethullah Arifi Çelebi in Persian verse, and illustrated by five unnamed artists, the Süleymannâme was the fifth volume of the first illustrated history of the Ottoman dynasty. It was written in the manner of the Iranian Shahnameh epic. The original version of the Süleymannâme lies in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul and there is another manuscript in Astan Quds Razavi, the manuscript numbered as manuscript 4249 in Astan Quds Razavi library.

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