Mideast history Gallery

Turkish defeat in the Battle of Lepanto, 1571

Defeat of the Turkish fleet by the Holy League under Don Juan of Austria, Battle of Lepanto, 1571.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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1500s, 1571, 16th Century, Art, Asia Minor, Austrian, Battle, Battle Of Lepanto, Europe, European, Historic, History, Holy League, Illustration, Islam, Lepanto, Lepanto Strait, Maritime, Mid East, Middle East, Military, Muslim, Naval Battle, Navpaktos, Navy, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Turk, Sailing Ship, Sea Battle, Ship, Ship Wreck, Traditional, Turk, Turkey, Vintage, Wreck

Shah of Iran Mozaffar 0od-Din

Mozaffar 0od-Din, Shah of Iran after assassination of his father in 1896.
Digitally colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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1800s, 1896, 19th Century, Art, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, Iran, Islam, Mid East, Middle East, Mozaffar 0od Din, Muslim, Persia, Persian, Shah, Shah Mozaffar 0od Din, Shah Of Iran, Traditional, Vintage

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Constantinople, showing a procession at a city gate, about 1340.
Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 14th-century illustration

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1300s, 14th Century, Art, Asia Minor, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Byzantium, Christian, Christianity, Church, City, Constantinople, Dance, Dancer, Dancing, Drum, Drummer, Eastern Orthodox, Fortification, Fortress, Gate, Historic, History, Holiday, Holy Day, Horn, Illustration, Istanbul, Medieval, Mid East, Middle Ages, Middle East, Music, Musician, Procession, Road, Tower, Town, Trade Route, Traditional, Trumpet, Vintage, Walled City, Walled Town