EditorialA woman walks along the side of the Kabul–Kandahar Highway north of Ghazni, Afghanistan, in Dec. 8, 2021. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
EditorialA woman is picked up at a former military base on the side of the 300-mile road that connects Kabul and Kandahar, Afghanistan’s two largest cities, north of Ghazni in December 2021. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
EditorialJavid Sharifi, right, and Mohammad Akram Sharifi, left, at their collapsed family home in Arzo, Afghanistan, on Sept. 22, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialMohammed Aman, a government engineer who said he was pulled over on the highway from Ghazni to Kabul last November, handcuffed and taken to a mosque where the Taliban held him captive, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2021. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)
EditorialSquare tile, early 13th century, Attributed to Afghanistan, Ghazni, Stonepaste; molded and monochrome glazed, H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), W. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm), D. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm), Ceramics-Tiles.
EditorialHexagonal Tile, Hexagonal tile, early 13th century, Found Afghanistan, Ghazni, Stonepaste; molded and monochrome glazed, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), W. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm), D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles.
EditorialSquare Tile, Square tile, late 12thearly 13th century, Attributed to Afghanistan, Ghazni, Earthenware; molded and glazed, 4.38 in. high 4.38 in. wide (11 cm high 11 cm wide), Ceramics-Tiles.
EditorialSquare Tile, second half 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Afghanistan, Ghazni, Earthenware; molded and monochrome glazed, 3 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (8.4 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This tile belongs to a series found in Ghazni, the capital of the Ghaznav...
EditorialSquare Tile, late 12th?early 13th century, Made in Afghanistan, Ghazni, Earthenware; molded and monochrome glazed, 3 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (8.4 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This tile belong to a series found in Ghazni, the capital of the Ghaznavid dynasty (97...
EditorialThe court poets of Ghazni: ‘Asjadi, Farrukhl and ‘Unsuri approached by Firdausi in a garden. By Muzaffar ‘Ali. Garshaspnama, a poem by Abu Nasr 'Ali ibn Ahmad Asadi of Tus on the exploits of Garshasp one of the heroes of the Shahnama. Eight minia...
EditorialFour portrait heads of Dost Muhammad Khan and three members of his family - Hyder Khan (Governor of Ghazni), Muhammad Akram Khan and ‘Abdul Ghani Khan. Portraits of the Princes and People of India. India, 1841. Watercolour. 13.75 by 10 ins. Source: W...
EditorialFirdawsi and court poets. Shahnama. Iran, 1446. Firdawsi with the court poets of Ghazni. A miniature painting from a fifteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced in Iran, 1446. . ...
EditorialSultan Mahmud enthroned. Shahnama. Iran, 1446. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni enthroned. A miniature painting from a fifteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced in Iran, 1446. . Source:...
EditorialBabur entertained by Jahangir Mirza at Ghazni (1505) (Bhim Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). S...
EditorialSultan Mahmud of Ghazni kissing the feet of the sleeping Ayaz. Sifat al-'ashikin. 1550. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or. 4124, f.31v. Language: Persian.
EditorialFour portrait heads of Dost Muhammad Khan and three members of his family - Hyder Khan (Governor of Ghazni), Muhammad Akram Khan and ‘Abdul Ghani Khan. Portraits of the Princes and People of India. India, 1841. Watercolour. 13.75 by 10 ins. Source: W...
EditorialDost Muhammad Khan & family. 1841. Four portrait heads of Dost Muhammad Khan and three members of his family - Hyder Khan (Governor of Ghazni), Muhammad Akram Khan and Abdul Ghani Khan. June 1841, inscribed on back in ink with the above names. Watercol...
EditorialThe court poets of Ghazni: ‘Asjadi, Farrukhl and ‘Unsuri approached by Firdausi in a garden. By Muzaffar ‘Ali. Garshaspnama, a poem by Abu Nasr 'Ali ibn Ahmad Asadi of Tus on the exploits of Garshasp one of the heroes of the Shahnama. Eight minia...
EditorialFirdawsi and court poets. Shahnama. Iran, 1446. Firdawsi with the court poets of Ghazni. A miniature painting from a fifteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced in Iran, 1446. . ...
EditorialSultan Mahmud of Ghazni kissing the feet of the sleeping Ayaz. Sifat al-'ashikin. 1550. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or. 4124, f.31v. Language: Persian.
EditorialSultan Mahmud enthroned. Shahnama. Iran, 1446. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni enthroned. A miniature painting from a fifteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced in Iran, 1446. . Source:...
EditorialMahmud of Ghazni and Ayaz. Ayaz offering to cut the beard of Mahmud of Ghazni when the latter was drunk. Majalis al-'ushshaq. ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Source: Or. 11837, f.196. Language: Persian.
EditorialBabur entertained by Jahangir Mirza at Ghazni (1505) (Bhim Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). S...
EditorialFour portrait heads of Dost Muhammad Khan and three members of his family - Hyder Khan (Governor of Ghazni), Muhammad Akram Khan and ‘Abdul Ghani Khan. Portraits of the Princes and People of India. India, 1841. Watercolour. 13.75 by 10 ins. Source: W...
EditorialSquare Tile, second half 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Afghanistan, Ghazni, Earthenware; molded and monochrome glazed, 3 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (8.4 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This tile belongs to a series found in Ghazni, the capital of the Ghaznav...
EditorialSquare Tile, late 12th?early 13th century, Made in Afghanistan, Ghazni, Earthenware; molded and monochrome glazed, 3 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (8.4 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This tile belong to a series found in Ghazni, the capital of the Ghaznavid dynasty (97...
Editorial'Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni', Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories), ca. 1425, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on brownish paper, Image 10 1/4 in x 14 11/16 in., C...