I know a little about Persian tents: like the impressive encampment of Shah Tahmasp – as described by the Venetian spy, Michele Membre in 1539. There were Persian tents “as far as a man could see, all well-ordered, with their streets” and so many horses and mules “that they couldnt be counted … all the plains were full of animals”
Read more about this at: https://carolinemawer.com/…/shah-tahmasps-military-enca…/
Some portions of Persian tents still survive, like REFERENCE
But recently the gorgeous V&A Fabric of India exhibition included a portion of Tipu Sultan’s 18th century Indian tent – the biggest tent the V&A has ever seen.
A fascinating V&A blog explores how they managed to erect the tent:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/…/guest-post-raising-the-roof-mounting…
However, I confess that I’ve still got a preference for Persian tents!