EditorialShah Tahmasp and Humayun hunting together (1544). Principle portraits by Narsingh, remainder by Ganga Sen. Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. 1603 - 1604. Source: Or.12988 f.103. Language: Persian.
EditorialBabur pardoning Sharak whom he defeated on the way to Kabul (1504) (Narsingh). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attribu...
EditorialHumayun at the celebrations held at the time of Akbar's circumcision (1545). Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. India, 1603-1604. Source: Or. 12988, f.114. Language: Persian.
EditorialHumayun defeating Sultan Bahadur at Gujarat (1535). Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. India, 1603-1604. Source: Or. 12988, f.59v. Language: Persian.
EditorialShah Tahmasp and Humayun hunting together (1544). Principle portraits by Narsingh, remainder by Ganga Sen. Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. 1603 - 1604. Source: Or.12988 f.103. Language: Persian.
EditorialA cockerel perching on Humayun’s shoulder in the ewer room is seen as an omen of victory before Humayun left for Badakhshan (1548). By Narsingh. Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. 1603 - 1604....
EditorialHumayun’s army entering Kabul (1545). Principle portraits by Narsingh, remainder by Ustad Mansur. Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. 1603 - 1604. Source: Or.12988 f.110. Language: Persian.
EditorialMuhammad Khan entertaining Humayun at Herat (1544). Principle portraits by Narsingh, remainder by Farrukh. Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. 1603 - 1604. Source: Or.12988 f.96v. Language: Persian.
EditorialBardbad the minstrel playing homage to Khusraw as he bestows gifts upon him. Khamsa. ('Five Poems'). India, 1595. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa ('Five Poems'). . Source: Or. 12208, f.54. Language: Persian.
EditorialAbu Bakr Qasri on the bazaar roof where men were playing ‘nard’ and chess. Narsingh. Nafahat al-uns by Jami. 1605. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or.1362 f.121v.
EditorialBabur pardoning Sharak whom he defeated on the way to Kabul (1504) (Narsingh). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attribu...
EditorialAkbar and Maryam Makani in Humayun's camp (1542). Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. India, 1603-1604. Source: Or. 12988, f.22. Language: Persian.