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Padshahnama detail , A'zam Khan captures fort Dharur . 

Padshahnama detail , A'zam Khan captures fort Dharur . 


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Young Woman Smoking a Huqqa, 18th century Mughal India

Young Woman Smoking a Huqqa, 18th century Mughal India


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Qaraqalpaq Turk woman

Origin of the “nath”, the kind of nose ring worn by brides in North India and Pakistan, brought by Turks (Mughals).

Coins with symbols of the zodiac, an idea the emperor recorded in his journals.    Minted in India dCoins with symbols of the zodiac, an idea the emperor recorded in his journals.    Minted in India dCoins with symbols of the zodiac, an idea the emperor recorded in his journals.    Minted in India d

Coins with symbols of the zodiac, an idea the emperor recorded in his journals.    Minted in India during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–27).

(Met Museum)


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Khan ‘Alam, Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s Falconer and His Ambassador to Iran, With a Falcon, 1610

Khan ‘Alam, Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s Falconer and His Ambassador to Iran, With a Falcon, 1610-20, India.


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Courtier Awaiting Akbar’s Command, 1575, Mughal Empire, India.

Courtier Awaiting Akbar’s Command, 1575, Mughal Empire, India.


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