Islamic Art: The Middle East from 600 A.D.

Umayyad	661-750	Iran, Iraq, Syria
Abbasid	749-1258	Iran, Iraq, Syria (to 941)
Fatimid	909-1171	Egypt, Syria
Seljuk	1038-1194	Iran, Iraq, Turkey (1077-1307)
Ayyubid	1169-1260	Syria, Egypt
Ilkhanid (Mongols)	1256-1336	Iran, Iraq
Mamluk	1250-1517	Syria, Egypt
Ottoman	1281-1922	Turkey, Iraq (from 1534), Syria (from 1516), Egypt (from 1516)
Timurid	1370-1506	Iran, Central Asia
Safavid	1501-1732	Iran

Source for chronology: Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples. Harvard University Press, 1991.

(See also: Middle East Resource Page and Mughal India.)

Web Resources - Islamic History and Culture
Al-Islam.org. The Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project
Alislam On-Line Library. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Crusader Castles and Aleppo. Aramco
Education Center. IslamiCity
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook. Paul Halsall, Fordham University
Iran: Country of the Nobles. B. H. Far, including English translations of the classical Persian literature.
Iranian Cultural & Information Center
Islam and Islamic Studies Resources. Alan Godlas, University of Georgia
Islam, from Exploring Ancient World Cultures. Anthony F. Beavers, University of Evansville
Islam, Shi'a, Ottomans, and Mughals. Richard Hooker, Washington State University
Islam. B. J. Bogard, Black Hills State University
Jerusalem: The Early Arab Age, from the New Jerusalem Mosaic.
Sufism's Many Paths. Alan Godlas, University of Georgia
Center For Muslim-Jewish Engagement. University of Southern California
The World Wide Virtual Library: History: Islam.

Web Resources - Islamic Art and Architecture
Aniconism and Figural Representation in Islamic Art. Terry Allen
Arabic Monuments in Egypt. Tour Egypt
The Art of Islamic Spain. Aramco
Art of the Mamluks. IslamiCity
The Arts of the Islamic Book: The Collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. Shehbaz H. Safrani
Ceremonial and Art at the Umayyad Court. Oleg Grabar
Famous Mosques in Isfahan. Iranian Cultural Information Center
Fatimid Mosques in Cairo. MIT
Imagining Paradise in Islamic Art. Terry Allen
Iranian Architecture. Wikipedia
A Model of Islamic Rectilinear Interlaced Lattices. Javier Sanchez Gonzalez
Mongols and Painting under the Jala'ir. Bilkent University
Mosques Around The World. IslamiCity
The Princeton Shahnama Project. Princeton University
Sultanahmet Mosque. Archnet Digital Library
Timeline of Art History: West Asia. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Online Museum Collections - Islamic Art
Boston Museum
British Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Hermitage Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Louvre
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Topkapi Palace Museum (presented by Bilkent University)

Image Links (click inside)

Water Vessel Abbasid, 796-7 Iran	Bowl Abbasid, 9c Iraq	Koran Abbasid, 9c Near East or N. Africa	Koran 13c North Africa	Pyxis of Al-Mughira 968 Cordoba	Gold Pendant Fatimid, 10c Egypt
Bowl Late 12c Iran	Dish Seljuk, 12c-13c Iran	Mina'i Bowl Seljuk, 12c-13c Iran	Bowl Seljuk, early 13c Iran	Stucco Statue Seljuk, c.1200 Iran	Christian Basin Ayyubid, 1237-47 Syria
Incense Burner Mamluk, 1277-79 Syria	Doors Mamluk, 1325-30 Cairo, Egypt	Glass Vase Mamluk, 1325-50 Syria	Candlestick Mamluk, 1342-45 Egypt or Syria	Tile 14c Iran	Prophets Timurid, late 15c Afghanistan
Feasting Scene Uzbek, 1523 Uzbekistan	Young Prince Safavid, mid16c Afghanistan	Heavenly Creatures Safavid, mid16c Iran	Adam & Eve Safavid, c.1550 Iran	Woman With Flowers Safavid, c.1575 Iran	Birds Safavid, c. 1600 Isfahan, Iran
Tughra of Sulieman Ottoman, 1520-66 Turkey	Plate Ottoman, 1570-75 Turkey	Dish Ottoman, 1575-1600 Turkey	Prayer Carpet Ottoman, late16c Turkey	Portrait of a Dervish Safavid, 17c Iran	Reception Room Ottoman, 1707 Damascus, Syria

[last updated: July 13, 2011]

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