cultures. After the Siege of Vienna of 1682 the Ottomans suffered several defeats by hand of the Habsburg army. In 1687 the rulers of Transylvania recognized the suzerainty of the Habsburg emperor Leopold I. Generally the end of the Turkish rule in Transylvania is associated with the Peace Treaty of 1699, but in fact this happened more than a decade earlier. The last decades of the 17th century marked a decline of the rug trade between Transylvania and Turkey which affected the carpet production in Anatolia. Shortly after the turn oh the century the commercial rugs based on Lotto, Bird or Transylvanian patterns ceased to be woven. Legal problems In cases involving prisoners, legal rules have allowed Orthodox Christians and Muslims access to prayer rugs. Gallery Name variations See also Eagle rug Islamic art Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting Persian embroidery Podruchnik, a cushion for worshipper's hands among Russian Old Believer Christians Tradition of removing shoes in the home and houses of worship References Further reading "prayer rug." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 23 Oct. 2008 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/474169/prayer-rug. Faid, Abbo Muhammed Samir. "Islam" All Experts. 16 Mar 2005. <https://web.archive.org/web/20100224195249/http://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.htm> External links Importance of the Prayer Rug by Bishop Brian J Kennedy, OSB - Holy Trinity Celtic Orthodox Church Prayer Salah Rugs and carpets Kneeling Christian prayer Oriental Orthodoxy