Riwayah Writings

Riwayah art print of Tipu Sultan's last stand at Seringapatam

Tipu Sultan: The Tiger of Mysore's Last Stand

The Muslim sovereign the East India Company was determined to destroy, the rocket technology it stole from him, and the kingdom it carved up and looted.

Tipu Sultan: The Tiger of Mysore's Last Stand

The Muslim sovereign the East India Company was determined to destroy, the rocket technology it stole from him, and the kingdom it carved up and looted.

Riwayah art print of Baybars, the slave who became sultan

Baybars: The Slave Who Became Sultan and Stoppe...

The slave soldier who broke the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and rose to rule the Mamluk state.

Baybars: The Slave Who Became Sultan and Stoppe...

The slave soldier who broke the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and rose to rule the Mamluk state.

Riwayah art print of Abd al-Rahman I, the Falcon of Andalus

Abd al-Rahman I: The Prince Who Escaped a Massa...

The lone Umayyad survivor who fled across a continent and founded the Emirate of Cordoba.

Abd al-Rahman I: The Prince Who Escaped a Massa...

The lone Umayyad survivor who fled across a continent and founded the Emirate of Cordoba.

Riwayah art print of Suleiman the Lawgiver and the Kanun

Why the Ottomans Called Suleiman 'The Lawgiver'

Why the Ottomans remembered Suleiman not for his conquests but for the body of law that carried his name.

Why the Ottomans Called Suleiman 'The Lawgiver'

Why the Ottomans remembered Suleiman not for his conquests but for the body of law that carried his name.

Riwayah art print of Harun al-Rashid's night inspections of Baghdad

Harun al-Rashid: The Caliph Who Walked Baghdad ...

The real caliph behind the 1001 Nights, and the elephant he sent across a continent to Charlemagne.

Harun al-Rashid: The Caliph Who Walked Baghdad ...

The real caliph behind the 1001 Nights, and the elephant he sent across a continent to Charlemagne.

Riwayah art print of Tariq ibn Ziyad on the shores of Andalus

Tariq ibn Ziyad and the Conquest of Spain

The crossing of 711 that gave Gibraltar its name and began nearly eight centuries of Muslim Spain.

Tariq ibn Ziyad and the Conquest of Spain

The crossing of 711 that gave Gibraltar its name and began nearly eight centuries of Muslim Spain.