Juriaen Ambdis

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'''Juriaen Ambdis''' was a 17th-century [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[Naval artillery|ship's gunner]] and painter. In 1648 he took service as gunner in the [[Military of the Safavid dynasty|army]] of [[Safavid Iran|Safavid]] King (''[[Shah]]'') [[Abbas II of Persia|Abbas II]] (1642-1666). He participated in the successful Siege of Kandahar during the [[Mughal–Safavid War (1649–53)]]. After the siege, Ambdis and all other Dutchmen were discharged from service. However, unlike his fellow kinsmen, Ambdis decided to stay in Safavid Iran, reportedly eager to work as an artist. His decision was inspired by the extremely high salaries paid by the Safavids to Hendrick Boudewijn van Lockhorst, another Dutch painter. However, unlike Van Lockhorst, Ambdis was unsuccesful and almost fell into beggary. On 29 March 1649, an Iranian merchant had spotted Ambdis walking alone behind a caravan in [[Ottoman Iraq|Ottoman-held Iraq]], and had given him bread. On 22 May 1650, it was reported that Ambdis had converted to Islam in [[Baghdad]]. Ambdis subsequently disappears from historic records; he died sometime after 1650.

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[[Category:17th-century Dutch painters]]
[[Category:17th-century Dutch military personnel]]
[[Category:17th-century people of the Safavid Empire]]
[[Category:Dutch expatriates in Iran]]
[[Category:17th-century deaths]]
[[Category:Converts to Islam from Christianity]]
[[Category:Safavid military personnel]]

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