Orkan Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey

Art Institute of Chicago

Orkan Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey

John Young

Date
1815
Medium
Mezzotint, hand-colored with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove paper
Culture
England
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The second Ottoman sultan, Orkan (or Orhan) reigned from 1326 to 1360, spending most of his time on the battlefield. He acquired the Dardanelles and areas around Constantinople, established longstanding military protocols and costumes, and was the first sultan to mint coins in his own name.

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Object type
AAT300041273

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