Size: 5 foot 5 inch by 9 foot.

Structure: Asymmetrical knot open to the left. 8 knots per horizontal inch and 9 knots per vertical inch. 72 per square inch (1116 per square decimeter).

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: 2 ply tan wool.

Weft: 2 shots olive green wool.

Pile: 2 wool singles.

Ends: Post-hitch wharf binding with 1 inch warp fringe.

Selvages: 2 cord double-looped black goat. (Original)

Handle: Soft wool, light, durable.

Further Notes: Excellent good condition, corrosion of brown and black pile.

The Yacub Khani are an offshoot of the Timuri.

In 1856 the Persians freed Herat with the help of the Timuri. Then England invaded Persia and forced the Persians to withdraw from Herat. Many of the Timuri withdrew to Persian Khorasan where they worked as mercenaries. In 1873 Yacub Khan the former Governor of Herat raised a mercenary army in Khorasan and invaded Herat. The Timuri who returned with him became known as the Yacub Khani.

The dyes in this piece look very good. There is loss of the brown and black pile giving this rug a sculpted look. When the sun light hits this rug the pile appears to glow with the best jewel tones we expect from natural dyes. This rug is pretty in any light but must be seen in bright sun light to be believed.

Yacub Khani Timuri Versus Persian Timuri

The Yacub Khani Timuri uses less colors and more browns than Persian Timuri. In Persia there was more access to commercially died colors. In Afghanistan there was not the market to support colors like in Persia. For example we rarely see the bright yellow common in Persian Timuri rugs.