Number cc436
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Origin Tabriz
Size 76 x 57
Age 1923
This is an invaluable historical document, portraying as it does Reza Khan during his brief tenure as Minister of War prior to acceding to the throne as Reza Shah Pahlavi.
The inscription states
ุญุถุฑุช ฺูฏุงูู ูุงุฌู ุงูุฑุงู ุณุฑุฏุงุฑ ุงุณุนุฏ
๐๐๐ฏ๐ง๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ผ๐จ'๐๐
๐๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ผ๐จ'๐๐
(this being his ceremonial title, roughly meaning "Blessed Commander-in-Chief")
The rug has a medal-like layout with the heraldic coat of arms of the Qajar dynasty all round him. Note the distinctively 19th century style ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ ๐จ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ (lion and sun) emblem. Reza Khan's cap is still that of the Cossack legion he commanded and not yet the royal crown for which he became famous.
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