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A Camel and it’s Rider Playing Kettledrums
Mazar Ali Khan
Delhi, India, Mughal, c. 1840
Gouache
© Victoria & Albert Museum, London
One of six figures, this painting likely depicts the Mughal Emperor’s ceremonial procession on the occasion of Eid.
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A’la Azad Abul Muzaffar Shahab ud-Din Mohammad Khurram, known by his imperial name Shah Jahan, was the Indian emperor of the Mughal Empire in South Asia from 1628 until 1658. He was the fifth Mughal emperor.
The period of his reign was the golden age of Mughal architecture. Shah Jahan erected many splendid monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, built in 1632–1648 as a tomb for his beloved wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan is also believed to have had a very refined taste in the arts and architecture, and is credited with having commissioned about 777 gardens in Kashmir, his favourite summer residence. A few of these gardens survive, attracting thousands of tourists every year.
He is considered one of the greatest Mughals. His reign has been called the Golden Age of the Mughals and one of the most prosperous ages of Indian civilization. He was eager to expand his vast empire. In 1658, he fell ill and was confined by his son Emperor Aurangzeb in Agra Fort until his death in 1666.
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variationsforthehealingofmishka:
intoxicated lady at a window
late 18th century
opaque watercolor and gold on paper
brooklyn museum
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Inkpot of the Emperor Jahangir by Mu'min,Islamic Art
Medium: Nephrite, goldThe Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1929 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Animals and Birds
Medium:Color and gold on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 16.8 x 8.6 cm (6 5/8 x 3 3/8 in)
Type: Painting
Date:17th century
Period:Mughal dynasty
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Those who ignores everytime the existance of the Turks in South Asia should take courage to do some research about it.
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