Early Ottoman Art & Gandhara Now Launched!
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Byzantium (1262-1453)
Between its reconquest in 1261 and its final capture by the Ottomans in 1453, Constantinople remained the capital of the...
Cilicia (1226-1375)
Cilicia was a Christian Armenian kingdom situated in an area broadly comparable the south-eastern borders of Turkey with the Mediterrean.
Early Ming Dynasty China (1368-1450)
Mongols had ruled China since 1271 but plague, disease and increasing demands on the population led to discontent and revolt....
Early Ottoman Art
This exhibition follows the Ottomans from a frontier beylik to a rising imperial power, revealing how a distinct artistic language...
Golden Horde
When the great Mongol leader, Ghangis Khan, died in 1225, he divided his empire among his four grandsons. Batu was...
Khitan Empire (907-1115CE)
The Khitan Empire, also known as the Liao Dynasty (907–1125), was a powerful nomadic state founded by the Khitan people...
Mali
The Mali Empire (c. 1235-1470) expanded from the upper Niger River to dominate West Africa. It’s power rested on control...
The Mamluk Sultanate
The Mamluks, warrior-slaves who rose to become rulers of Egypt and Syria for two and a half centuries, left behind...
Northern Song and Yuan Dynasty Art
Genghis Khan, first conquered the Jin Dynasty. Then, Kublai Khan, captured and ruled China as the Yuan Dynasty. This period...
Seljuk Empire
The Seljuk Turks were a nomadic pastoral people from the steppes, whose warriors were recruited by other powers as mercenary...
The Timurid Empire (1370-1507): The Court
Even by the standards of the time, Timur’s wars of conquest were particularly murderous but he and his successors promoted...
Venice (1261-1450)
Venice reached the peak of its imperial reach at the start of the 13th century with the seizure and sacking...
This is a terrific opportunity to engage global audiences in the histories of Central Asia and the Silk Roads.
One of the things I find so fantastic is that the exhibition is interactive. Another is that it will appeal to both specialists and non-specialists, thanks to the high level of scholarship that underpins not only each individual object but also the collection as a whole.
What Richard has done is fantastic.