Ilkhanid Qur’ans
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Ilkhanid Qur’ans are lavishly produced 13th–14th century Persian Qur’anic manuscripts renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and association with the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty in Iran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilkhanid Qur’ans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10337464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilkhanid Qur’ans Context triple: [al-khaṭ al-muḥaqqaq, historicalUse, Ilkhanid Qur’ans]
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A.
Mamluk Qur’ans
Mamluk Qur’ans are lavishly produced medieval Islamic manuscripts from the Mamluk Sultanate, renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and use of prestigious scripts.
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B.
Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts
The Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts are lavishly illustrated Ilkhanid-era historical compendia that combine Persian, Islamic, and Mongol visual and literary traditions to chronicle universal history.
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C.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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D.
Mäṣḥafä Qeddus
Mäṣḥafä Qeddus is a central sacred text of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) tradition, containing prayers and religious writings used in their liturgy.
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E.
Psalter Pahlavi
Psalter Pahlavi is a historical variant of the Pahlavi script used primarily in a Middle Persian translation of the Psalms, notable for its distinctive letter forms and limited manuscript tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilkhanid Qur’ans Target entity description: Ilkhanid Qur’ans are lavishly produced 13th–14th century Persian Qur’anic manuscripts renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and association with the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty in Iran.
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A.
Mamluk Qur’ans
Mamluk Qur’ans are lavishly produced medieval Islamic manuscripts from the Mamluk Sultanate, renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and use of prestigious scripts.
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B.
Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts
The Jami al-Tawarikh manuscripts are lavishly illustrated Ilkhanid-era historical compendia that combine Persian, Islamic, and Mongol visual and literary traditions to chronicle universal history.
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C.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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D.
Mäṣḥafä Qeddus
Mäṣḥafä Qeddus is a central sacred text of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) tradition, containing prayers and religious writings used in their liturgy.
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E.
Psalter Pahlavi
Psalter Pahlavi is a historical variant of the Pahlavi script used primarily in a Middle Persian translation of the Psalms, notable for its distinctive letter forms and limited manuscript tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ilkhanid art
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Islamic manuscript ⓘ Persian Qur’an ⓘ Qur’anic manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext |
Islamic Golden Age manuscript culture
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post-Mongol Persian art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ilkhanid dynasty
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linked to:
Mongol Ilkhanate
Mongol rule in Iran ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
helped legitimize Mongol rulers as Muslim sovereigns
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influenced later Timurid and Safavid Qur’ans ⓘ major milestone in Persian Qur’anic calligraphy ⓘ |
| decorationType |
illumination
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non-figural ornamentation ⓘ |
| feature |
arabesque motifs
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carefully planned page layout ⓘ carpet pages ⓘ geometric ornament ⓘ gold decoration ⓘ high-quality paper ⓘ large-format pages ⓘ lavish illumination ⓘ marginal ornaments ⓘ ornamental chapter headings ⓘ sometimes Chinese-influenced motifs ⓘ use of gold leaf ⓘ use of lapis lazuli pigment ⓘ verse markers ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1256–1353 ⓘ |
| genre | Islamic sacred text manuscript ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| material |
gold
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ink ⓘ mineral pigments ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| patronage |
Ilkhanid elite
ⓘ
Ilkhanid rulers ⓘ
linked to:
Ilkhan
court workshops ⓘ |
| productionMode | handwritten ⓘ |
| purpose |
courtly display
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devotional reading ⓘ pious endowments (waqf) ⓘ |
| region | Persia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| scriptStyle |
Kufic-derived scripts
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Muhaqqaq ⓘ Rayhani ⓘ Thuluth ⓘ monumental calligraphy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ilkhanid Qur’ans Description of subject: Ilkhanid Qur’ans are lavishly produced 13th–14th century Persian Qur’anic manuscripts renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and association with the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty in Iran.
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