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transferred to the Treasury in the Topkapi Palace.

1583: The Persian miniaturist Velijan (Olive), about ten years after coming

to Istanbul, is commissioned to work for the Ottoman court.

1587–1629: Reign of the Safavid Persian ruler Shah Abbas I, begins with the

deposition of his father Muhammad Khodabandeh. Shah Abbas reduced

Turkmen power in Persia by moving the capital from Kazvin to Isfahan. He

made peace with the Ottomans in 1590.

1591: The Story of Black and the Ottoman Court Painters. A year before

the thousandth anniversary (calculated in lunar years) of the Hegira, Black

returns to Istanbul from the east, beginning the events recounted in the novel.

1603–17: The reign of Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I, who destroyed the large

clock with statuary sent to the sultan as a present by Queen Elizabeth I.

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Orhan Pamuk

MY NAME IS RED

Orhan Pamuk is the author of seven novels and the recipient

of major Turkish and international literary awards.

He is one of Europe’s most prominent novelists, and

his work has been translated into twenty-six languages.

He lives in Istanbul.

a note about the translator

Erda? M. G?knar is visiting assistant professor of Turkish language

and culture at Duke University. He is also writing his first novel.

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