Şehnāme-i Nādirī

The Şehnāme-i Nādirī ("Nadiri's book of kings", Topkapi Palace Museum, TSMK H.1124) is an Ottoman illustrated manuscript and an anthology completed circa 1620 which relates the conquest of Hotin by Osman II.^[2] The text was composed by Mehmed bin Abdülgani bin Emirsah, who wrote under the pen name Nādirī, an Ottoman author and scholar (d. 1626) often referred to as Gani-zade Nādirī. The miniatures were executed by Ahmed Naksi, who also illustrated the Diwan-i Nadiri (TSMK, H. 819). The figures in the miniatures are highly individualized, and they use perspective in order to give more depth.^[2]

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  Halil Pasha's Sack of Manfredonia
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  Capture of Tabriz in 1618 by Damat Halil Pasha

AuthorText: Nādirī
Miniatures: Ahmed Nakşi

Publicationdate1620

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Şehnāme-i Nādirī

The Battle of Serav between Ottoman-Crimean and Safavid forces in 1618. The Tatar khan Cānbek Giray joins the battle under the command of Ottoman commander Ḫalīl Paşa, while the Safavids are commanded by Ḳārçıġāy Ḫan, Governor of Tabriz, under the orders of Şah ‘Abbās. (TPML, H. 1124, 18b-19a).[1]
Author	Text: Nādirī Miniatures: Ahmed Nakşi
Publication date	1620

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