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Şeref Han

Also recorded as Sharaf al-Dīn Bidlisī · Sharaf Khān

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Şeref Han

Sharaf khan exchanging the Safavid turban for the Ottoman headdress. In the miniature, the Ottoman Sultan Murad III and the ruler of Bitlis are reciting the Shahada (declaration of faith) to each other... Miniature; 1584, Mustafa Ali - Nusretname - Topkapı Palace Archives "Sharaf Khan Bitlisi exchanging Safavid for Ottoman headgear, Mustafa Âlî, Nusretname, 1584 (TSM H1365 140b)" Turban and Crown:

1582, Nusretname · This image has been extracted from another file · Public domain

Born
1543
Died
1603
Nationality
Ottoman Empire
Occupation
historian · writer · poet
Known for
Sharafnama
Languages
Persian · Turkish · Arabic

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