The Social Status of Women based on Their Wearings in the Timurid Era; An Investigation

With the establishment of the Timurid rule in Iran and their approach to the role of women in the social, cultural and political arena, the status of Iranian women underwent a kind of transformation its influences can be seen in the pictures of women drawn in this period; the painter, by drawing women in various wearings, is trying to show their social place. Based on womens’ wearings in the drawings, the purpose of this article is to identify their social status in the Timurid period. This study illustrates the relationship between characteristics of women's wearing and their social status through collecting library materials by descriptive and analytical methods and extracting information from the pictures of this period. The results of the research indicate that women in this period, based on their social status, were wearing various kinds of clothe and scarf. Khatons and Ladies are pictured with very pretty dresses and abigails are framed with patternless plain clothes.