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The carpet was 27m long and 27m wide. Woven of silk, gold, silver, and rare stones, the carpet depicted a splendid garden akin to paradise.<ref>{{cite web|author=Musical Observations, Inc. |url=http://www.musicalobservations.com/recordings/cp2_102.html |title=CP2 102 Morton Feldman & Artur Schnabel |publisher=Musicalobservations.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-08}}</ref> |
The carpet was 27m long and 27m wide. Woven of silk, gold, silver, and rare stones, the carpet depicted a splendid garden akin to paradise.<ref>{{cite web|author=Musical Observations, Inc. |url=http://www.musicalobservations.com/recordings/cp2_102.html |title=CP2 102 Morton Feldman & Artur Schnabel |publisher=Musicalobservations.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-08}}</ref> |
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When Ctesiphon [[Siege of Ctesiphon (637)|fell]] to the [[Muslim]]s in 637, the carpet was too heavy for the [[Iranian people|Iranians]] to carry away, and which resulted in the carpet being seized by the Muslims. [[Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas|Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas]], who led the Arab troops during the capture of Ctesiphon, sent the carpet to the [[Rashidun Caliphate|Rashidun]] [[caliph]] [[Umar]], who was in [[Medina]]. There the carpet was cut into small fragments and divided among the Muslims. One of those who received a piece of the carpet was [[Ali]] who, although he did not receive the best piece, sold it for 30,000 [[dirham]]s.{{sfn|Morony|1988|p=479}}{{sfn|Yarshater|1985–2007|loc=v. 12: pp. 29-36}} |
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The Baharestan Carpet, or Bahār-e Kasrā (Persian: بهار کسری, from Middle Persian Vahār-i Khosrow; meaning "The spring of Khosrow"), also known as Farš-e zamestānī ("Winter carpet"), and Bahārestān ("Spring garden"), was a large, late Sasanian royal carpet, that is now lost, but known from historical accounts. It most likely covered the floor of the great audience hall of Taq Kasra, an iwan in the Sasanian capital of Ctesiphon.
The carpet was 27m long and 27m wide. Woven of silk, gold, silver, and rare stones, the carpet depicted a splendid garden akin to paradise.[1]
When Ctesiphon fell to the Muslims in 637, the carpet was too heavy for the Iranians to carry away, and which resulted in the carpet being seized by the Muslims. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, who led the Arab troops during the capture of Ctesiphon, sent the carpet to the Rashidun caliph Umar, who was in Medina. There the carpet was cut into small fragments and divided among the Muslims. One of those who received a piece of the carpet was Ali who, although he did not receive the best piece, sold it for 30,000 dirhams.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Musical Observations, Inc. "CP2 102 Morton Feldman & Artur Schnabel". Musicalobservations.com. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ Morony 1988, p. 479.
- ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 12: pp. 29-36.
Sources
- Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. (1985–2007). The History of al-Ṭabarī (40 vols). SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1.
- Morony, M. G. (1988). "BAHĀR-E KESRĀ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 5. p. 479.
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