Timur the Lame being entertained near Samarkand
Date Description Source Reference
15th century? Two bell tents and a yurt, it appears that the red yurt is under the roof section of the bell tent on the right. 

Left. 

White bell tent, white cover over red and gold edged vent, panels defined by blue double lines, single point guy rope attachment above roof edge decoration (black half circles at point of attachment), cream coloured polygons with red dots in the centre decorate the black roof edge decoration, most of the outside wall has been removed except at the rear, the blue interior walls are much decorated, orange pole with join showing, some of the guy ropes from the bell tent on the right are tied to those of the bell tent on the left so has to accommodate the entertainers. 

Right. 

White bell tent, (no walls are evident but it appears a red yurt stands under the roof), white cover over the red and gold edged vent, single point guy rope attachment above roof edge decoration (black half circles at point of attachment), roof edge decoration consists of multiple yellow and black vertical strips. 

Red yurt with gold decoration on roof and walls, situated under the bell tent on the right  (suspect the yurt is holding up the roof of the bell tent in place of the pole), black roof edge decoration with yellow dots, the roof edge decoration changes to blue with yellow dots above the door, the vertical sides of the door is outlined in a light green, the wooden doors and decorated in black, a yellow band is apparent about the middle of the walls on the left hand side of the tent. 

“This Persian painting shows the great Mongol leader Timur the Lame being entertained near Samarkand. His camp was famous for its splendour...Timur, who is also known as Tamerlane, ruled a vast empire from Samarkand from 1370 to 1405.” 

British Museum. 

Powell, A., The Rise of Islam, London, 1979, p. 18.
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