Husain Khan Shamlu

A seated youth with his falcon. A leaf from the Read Persian Album commissioned by Husain Khan Shamlu. Herat (present-day Afghanistan), ca. 1600. The Morgan Library & Museum.
For the Governor of Herat circa 1520, see Hoseyn Khan Shamlu.

Husain Khan Shamlu, also Husain Khan-e Shamlu, Hoseyn Khan Abdallu Shamlu or Hoseyn Khan Shamlu, was Safavid Governor of Herat (r. 1598–1618), and one of the most powerful rulers of Persia at that time.[1] He was a Turkoman of the Shamlu tribe.[2] He was succeeded as Governor of Herat by his son Hasan Khan Shamlu. Before this assignment, Husain Khan Shamlu had been Governor of Qum, from at least 1591–92.[3]

Husain Khan Shamlu is also known for a magnificent album, a muraqqa, the Read Persian Album, made in Herat (present-day Afghanistan) ca. 1600. The album was compiled for him.[1] The album exemplifies a contemporary trend towards single-page compositions, away from illustrative miniatures, often portraying idealized youths.[1] Following the death of Ismail Shah, centralized artistic creation in the Safavid Empire has effectively fragmented between the various regions.[3]

Since his time in Qum, Husain Khan Shamlu had sponsored an artist named Habiballah of Sava, who followed him to Herat. Habiballah of Sava later worked at the Safavid court of Isfahan from around 1606.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Beautiful Youths: Dandies from the Read Persian Album". The Morgan Library & Museum. 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ Comstock-Skipp, Jaimee (2022). "Liberating the "Turkoman Prisoner": An Assessment of Bound Captives in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century Persianate Works on Paper". In Andrew J. Newman (ed.). Iranian/Persianate Subalterns in the Safavid Period: Their Role and Depiction. Recovering 'Lost Voices'. Berlin: Gerlach Press. pp. 1–53 [7].
  3. ^ a b c "A Stallion". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2025.
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