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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Detailed and Fascinating architecture of Uzbekistan

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Decorative blue tiled historical architecture in Samarkand.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Russian scientists have developed an artificial intelligence capable of translating ancient Arabic manuscripts.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Islamic Architecture Interiors of Shah Jahan Mosque. The mosque was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1647 and is located in the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The architectural style of the Shah Jahan Mosque is heavily influenced by Turkic and Persian traditions.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The floors of the Yazd Jameh Mosque, a large congregational mosque in Yazd, Iran, built during the Ilkhanid Empire (1256-1335) and still in use today.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Detail of a load-bearing wooden column) – Beyşehir, Konya

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Ottoman 16th century map of Aleppo by Ottoman Bosnian historian Matrakçı Nasuh.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The mourning of Alexander the Great (Ilkhanate, 1330s). Alexander was celebrated as a model ruler in the Islamic Persianate world and part of their history, rather than a 'foreign invader'. Yet, Pre-Islamic Persia saw him negatively.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Seljuk bowl depicting a battle scene, 13th century. (Freer Art Gallery, Washington, USA)

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Gelibolulu Mustafa Âlî, one of the most prominent 16th-century Ottoman historians, describing certain mudarris (professors) of his era: - Never shows up at the madrasa - Doesn't teach; sells academic titles to the public - Dumps the actual teaching on the muid (TAs) -Just waits for payday

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

19th century Turkish miniature, musician horse.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Built in the 1300s, this historic mosque in Türkiye was constructed without using a single nail! A true masterpiece of medieval Anatolian wooden architecture. Engineering and artistry at its finest. #Anatolia #Architecture #History #TravelTürkiye #HistoricPlaces

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Walled cities (intra-muros) represent a unique micro-urbanism where threat shaped daily life. Inside the fortresses, civilian existence was defined by spatial confinement, shared resources, and a deeply interconnected community bound by protective walls. #MedievalHistory #Urbanism

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Just tuned into the @royalhistsoc.org panel "Historical Context: Labour in Crisis?". Fascinating historical perspectives on the Labour Party's current position, fracturing alliances, and the evolution of trade unionism. Huge thanks to the panelists! 📜

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I'm currently working on an article with 50 PDFs open.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Illustration of Rumi in religious dispute 16th century

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I would love to play on a tennis court with a design like this.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

“With a rose in my embrace, wine in my hand, and the beloved yielding to my desire. I, the Sultan of the world, am a slave on such a day.” -Hafez Shirâzi.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This isn’t a museum in Isfahan—it’s just a room in an ordinary boutique hotel!

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The Composite Elephant, Mughal period (c. 1600s)

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Mirrorwork on the walls inside the centuries old Chehel Sotoun Palace in Iran

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Architect Sami Angawi house in Jeddah

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Turkish colors and architecture. TURQuoise

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A scribe's note (excuse): "O my master! Please excuse the mistakes and flaws in the text and in my handwriting! Because the weather was extremely hot, I could not write accurately and beautifully."

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I am at the British Library today for my research.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

An Ottoman officer with his kids and their dog, Istanbul, 1910s.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Interior of a Coffee House, 1889

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

As Islam spread, an interesting case occurred as it encountered Buddhism and Hinduism. Old deities were reimagined as jinn, beings of the ghayb (unseen) with free will. Allowing folklore to exist within an Islamic paradigm. This appeal helped entire ethnicities to become Muslim

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I found a bizarre, unidentifiable mythical creature in the medieval manuscript Kitāb al-Bulhān—the most peculiar I've ever seen.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Despite the lack of records regarding foot fetish as an intimate and sexual conduct in the pre-modern world there's many elements and displays of foot fetishism in Islamic/Arab literature.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Portrait of Ottoman Prince Ömer Faruk Efendi, c. 1898

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Shah Cheragh Shrine and Mosque Complex in Shiraz, Iran. The complex is known especially for its fabulous interior of mirror mosaics, Shah Cheragh shrine is one of the most prominent sites of pilgrimage in Iran....

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

In excerpts from 1700s Ottoman dental manuals. Jinn living in the teeth were said to be the culprits of toothache.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

al-Ghazali said: “How often it happens that love becomes firmly established between two people, not on account of beauty or good fortune, but purely due to a harmony between their souls.” - Ihya Ulum al-Din

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A depiction of a Seljuk man, possibly used as a chess piece (12/13th century, Persia)

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Different shades of Iranian Turkic-Islamic architecture

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I need to conquer Mongolia, but I have no one to leave my cat with.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The muqarnas ceiling at the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Al-Jazari’s 13th-century wudu robot, a water-pouring machine

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Attended the @royalhistsoc.org panel on Historical Context: Modern Iran. An exceptionally rich and rigorous discussion. The historical depth and analytical clarity greatly contributed to my academic perspective. Thank you for such a timely and intellectually stimulating event.

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Ahîlik is a sociopolitical structure born from the synthesis of Islamic futuwwa and Turkic tradition. Moving beyond the prevailing economic focus, this study offers an original contribution by analyzing the institution through its political, religious, and social dimensions. #History #IslamicStudies

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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

From the Steppe to Empire: The Seljuk Paradigm of Power The Seljuk entity was not merely a state; it represented a novel political system synthesized from the Turkish nomadic code (töre), Persian bureaucracy, and Arab-Islamic political traditions.

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