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Babur, Mughal Emperor
A 17th-century painting of the emperor and founder of the Mughal Empire, Babur (l. 1483-1530), given name Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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Mughal Empire Sepoy
A mid-19th century sepoy musketeer of the Mughal Empire (1526-1857).
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Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE) was an Italian scholar, architect, mathematician, and advocate of Renaissance humanism. Alberti famously wrote the treatise On Architecture where he outlines the key elements of classical...
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Looking East, Looking West: Mughal Painting between Persia and Europe
Looking East, Looking West: Mughal Painting between Persia and Europe November 19, 2015 Getty Center Lecture by Kavita Singh Introductory remarks by Thomas W. Gaehtgens and Brian...
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Mughal Miniature, the Padshahnama
In this short film, Emily Hannam discusses a pair of mid-seventeenth century paintings by the Mughal court artists Bichitr and Ramdas from the most famous South Asian manuscript in the Royal Collection, the Padshahnama...
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Mughal Gold Coin of Emperor Akbar
A gold mohur coin issued by Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-28) bearing a portrait of his Father, Akbar. The coin was issued in 1605, the first year of Jahangir's reign. The inscription in Arabic next to the portrait...
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18th-century Mughal Miniature Quran
A miniature Qur'an in vellum binding. Mughal Empire, 18th century. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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Mughal Princess Reclining on a Terrace with Attendants
A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants, gum tempera and gold on paper, Mughal Empire, India, c. 1730-1740. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of...
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East India Company
The English East India Company (EIC or EEIC), later to become the British East India Company, was founded in 1600 as a trading company. With a massive private army and the backing of the British government, the EIC looted the...
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Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) was an Italian Renaissance architect most famous for the villas he designed in and around Vicenza and two large churches in Venice. Palladio blended elements of classical architecture, particularly...