Baghdad Collection

Distant Fronts, In Mesopotamia; The mosque of Kadhimiya, in Baghdad, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Mesopotamia; The mosque of Kadhimiya, in Baghdad, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Baghdad in the Days of Mansur, 1915. Creator: Edmund Sandars
Baghdad in the Days of Mansur, 1915. Aerial view of the walled city of Baghdad (modern-day Iraq) as it might have appeared in the 8th century AD

The Imam of Baghdad brought before the Caliph on a charge of heresy from the Tarikh-i-Alfi, ca. 1592 - 1594

The Siege of Baghdad by Tahir, from the Tarikh-i-Alfi, ca. 1592-94. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Baghdad by Tahir, from the Tarikh-i-Alfi, ca. 1592-94

British Reception in Baghdad, 1865. Creator: W Henry Pierson
British Reception in Baghdad, 1865

Six Men in a Round Boat, Baghdad, ca. 1870. Creator: Unknown
Six Men in a Round Boat, Baghdad, ca. 1870

Siege of Baghdad, Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama... 839 A.H. / A.D
Siege of Baghdad, Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-din Ali Yazdi, Dhu l Hijja 839 A.H./A.D. June-July 1436

Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama... A.H. 839 / A.D. 1436
Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din Ali Yazdi, A.H. 839/A.D. 1436

Conquest of Baghdad by Timur, Folio from a Zafarnama... Dhu l Hijja 839 A.H. / A.D
Conquest of Baghdad by Timur, Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victory), Dhu l Hijja 839 A.H./A.D. June-July 1436

The British Entry into Bagdad, March 11, 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The British Entry into Bagdad, March 11, 1917, (c1920). Sir Frederick Stanley Maude leads the Indian Army into Baghdad, Iraq, First World War

Bagdad and the Persian Campaign, First World War, end of April 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Bagdad and the Persian Campaign, First World War, end of April 1916, (c1920)....map showing approximately the lines of the British advance from the Persian Gulf

The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. The Mesopotamian campaign on the Middle Eastern front was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers of the Ottoman Empire

The Union Jack Flying Over Bagdad, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Union Jack Flying Over Bagdad, 1917.From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Text page from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides, c. 1224. Creator: Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq)
Text page from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides, c. 1224. This page is one of about thirty folios, now dispersed among various public and private collections

The Reign of Nushirwan, the Combat between the Khan of Chin and the Haitalians (verso), c
The Reign of Nushirwan, the Combat between the Khan of Chin and the Haitalians (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c.1299

Khusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto)…, , c
Khusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c. 1299

Three physicians preparing medicine, from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224. This page is one of about thirty folios

Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224. Creator
Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224. This page is one of about thirty folios, now dispersed among various public and private collections

Bahram Chubineh captured by Khusrau Parviz (verso)…, c. 1299. Creator: Unknown
Bahram Chubineh captured by Khusrau Parviz (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c. 1299

Baghdad, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Baghdad, 1890. Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, largest city of the Middle Ages with a population of more than a million. Instructed by Al-Mansur ((754-775 AD), it took four years to build (764-768)

Muslim Cemetery, Baghdad, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Muslim Cemetery, Baghdad, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Typical Street in Baghdad, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Typical Street in Baghdad, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Shiite Mosque of Al-Kadhimain, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977. Built in the 16th century, this mosque is noted for its elaborate tilework

Muqarnas (stalactite vault), Abbasid Palace, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977. Baghdads Abbasid Palace was built between 1175 and 1230, and was probably completed during the caliphate of Al-Mustansir

Arch in sunlight, Abbasid Palace, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977. Baghdads Abbasid Palace was built between 1175 and 1230, and was probably completed during the caliphate of Al-Mustansir

Facade of the Abbasid Palace, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977. Baghdads Abbasid Palace was built between 1175 and 1230, and was probably completed during the caliphate of Al-Mustansir

Abbasid Palace, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977. View through arches in shadow. Baghdads Abbasid Palace was built between 1175 and 1230, and was probably completed during the caliphate of Al-Mustansir

Minaret of the Suq al Ghazal Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977

Bab el Wastani, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977. The Bab-al Wastani is the only remaining gate of the old walled city of Baghdad

Mosque of the Caliph, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977

Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (1861-1924), British Army officer, 1917
Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (1861?1924), British Army officer, 1917. Townshend led the disastrous first British Expedition against Baghdad during World War I

A street in Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
A street in Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Turkish money changers, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Turkish money changers, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Unloading cargo from a boat, Muhaila, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Unloading cargo from a boat, Muhaila, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

View of a street from the North Gate, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
View of a street from the North Gate, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Fruit market in Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Fruit market in Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Baghdad from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Baghdad from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. RAF official photograph. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

The Tallisim, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The Tallisim, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. The tower of the ancient city walls of Baghdad, which was built by Al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph, who founded the city in the 8th century

The entrance gate of the Kadimain Mosque leading to the tomb of the Imam Moosa Al Kadim, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Entrance gate of the al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. The gate leads to the tomb of the Imam Musa al-Kadhim, one of two Shia Imams buried within the mosque

The golden domes and minarets of the al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The golden domes and minarets of the al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Two of the Shia Imams are buried within the mosque, which was built in the 16th century

The Kadhimiya, the holy city near Baghdad, from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The Kadhimiya, the holy city near Baghdad, from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. RAF official photograph. Today a suburb of Baghdad, the Kadhimiya is a holy city to Shia Muslims

The tomb of Zubayda, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The tomb of Zubayda, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Zubayda (d832) was the wife of Harun El Rashid (763-809), the fourth Abbasid caliph

Modern Baghdad, the City of Caliphs, Iraq 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Modern Baghdad, the City of Caliphs, Iraq 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Baghdad, Iraq, c1910s

Tigris River, Samarra, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918. The new nation of Iraq came into being in 1921

A British officer in a shoe shop, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Fruit stall, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

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