Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Siege of Baghdad

Siege of Baghdad
Voting period ends on 29 Feb 2024  at 20:08:35 (UTC)
 * 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


 * Support as nominator – &#126;~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:08, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I also support the hi-res version. &#126;~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:26, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
 * 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)


 * Fall Of Baghdad (Diez Albums).tif
 * Fall_Of_Baghdad_(Diez_Albums).jpg
 * Here's a Hi-Res TIFF version in case this helps. The source is here. पाटलिपुत्र  (Pataliputra)  (talk) 12:53, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
 * 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)
 * I added a Hi-Res JPEG version (87 MB), derived from the TIFF. पाटलिपुत्र  (Pataliputra)  (talk) 05:24, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * 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)


 * Support high-res JPEG – Yann (talk) 17:59, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support high-res JPEG. MER-C 17:29, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support high-res JPEG Kymothoë (talk) 17:53, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support high-res. JPEG – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:05, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support high-res JPEG. – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:57, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support high-res JPEG TheFreeWorld (talk) 12:25, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 15:28, 1 March 2024 (UTC)