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Original – 14th-century manuscript depiction of the 1258 Siege of Baghdad, a seminal event in world history.
Reason
Not only is this of exceptional quality for something created before 1400, but it also depicts a specific event during the siege—a leading official's failed attempt to escape by boat (center right), and was composed for the Jami' al-tawarikh, a very important work of literature. Thus, it holds great historical importance.
Articles in which this image appears
Siege of Baghdad; also e.g. Mongol Empire
FP category for this image
War
Creator
Unknown, uploaded by Yaan
In principle, this would be an excellent and amazing FP, but there's an extreme amount of JPEG artefacting. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 11:50, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
TIF hi-res version, 141 MB
JPG hi-res version, 87 MB
@Adam Cuerden and AirshipJungleman29: Here's a Hi-Res TIFF version in case this helps. The source is here. पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 12:53, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If'n we convert that, that's very featurable Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 22:53, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Adam Cuerden and AirshipJungleman29: I added a Hi-Res JPEG version (87 MB), derived from the TIFF.पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 05:24, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support high-res JPEG Sorry I didn't just do it meself, it's been a day Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 07:00, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fall Of Baghdad (Diez Albums).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:28, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]