Table of Contents

Note on Transliteration

Introduction
1 Scandal and Decorum
2 An Exquisite Shahnama
3 King of the World
4 Little Prince Bearing Gifts
5 Diplomacy and Transaction
Epilogue

Appendix 1: Favors to Ahmed Beg, July 1505
Appendix 2: Remittance to Shaikh Ismaʿil, November 1510
Appendix 3: Gifts to Selim II, 1568
Appendix 4: Gifts to Murad III, January 1590
Appendix 5: Favors to Haydar Mirza, January 1590
Appendix 6: Gifts to Mehmed III, January 1597
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Sinem Arcak Casale is associate professor of Islamic art at the University of Minnesota.

Reviews

“Focusing on primary sources, Casale extensively contextualizes the gift exchanges between the Safavids and Ottomans in the early sixteenth-century within their cultural and historical context. With clear writing and fresh perspectives, Gifts in the Age of Empire is a bold book that will particularly interest art historians, cultural historians, and scholars interested in material culture and materiality.”
*Melis Taner, Özyegin University, Istanbul*

“Until now, viewing early modern Ottoman and Safavid art and politics through the lens of gift giving was a relatively novel idea and one that had not previously been employed in a comprehensive manner. With Gifts in the Age of Empire, Casale repositions the study of gift exchange in a broader sphere, which has to do with the global movement of works of art and its impact on visual culture. This thoroughly researched, well-written, and profusely illustrated monograph is particularly relevant when considering later Islamic arts.”
*Linda Komaroff, curator and department head, Los Angeles County Museum of Art*