Akbar gives thanks for his victories in 1567, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl
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- Object no.:
- In 03.122
- Object name:
- Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
- Title:
- Akbar gives thanks for his victories in 1567, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl
- Artist and production place:
- Sanwlah
Agra
- Calligrapher and production place:
- Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam
Agra
- Object category:
- Manuscript
- Collection:
- Indian collection
- Production date:
- 1603-1605
- Dimensions:
- 435 mm x 269 mm (height x width)
- Material:
- Paper (material) Pigment (material) Ink (material) Gold
- Language:
- Persian (language)
- Script type:
- Nasta'liq script
- Description:
- Standing on the banks of the Ganges, Akbar gives thanks for his victories in 1567, folio from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama) by Abu’l-Fazl. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, Persian text with full-page painting, half of double-page composition inscribed to Sanwlah, Agra, India, c. 1603-1605. This is one of fifty-eight folios now detached from its codex (Chester Beatty In 03). Extensively illustrated, these form volume two and part of volume three of the biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), composed by his court historian and minister Abu’l-Fazl `Allami.
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