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Royal Women in the Mughal Empire
It was not only the Mughal emperors that left an indelible mark in the history of the Indian subcontinent but also the queens and princesses. The latter's contributions to art, architecture, literature, cuisine, refinement, and administrative...
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Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution (1978-1979) was the social movement that arose from widespread and diverse discontent with the monarchic government of Iran. The revolution was fought against the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah (r. 1941-1979), and it...
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Shah Jahan on Horseback
Shah Jahan on Horseback, folio from the Shah Jahan Album. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper by Payag, c. 1630.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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The Emperor Shah Jahan as a Prince
The third Mughal Emperor Akbar's (1540-1605) grandson Shah Jahan (1592-1666) as a young prince. He would become the fifth Mughal Emperor and hold the title of Shah Jahan the Magnificient. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, by Abu'l Hasan...
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Portrait of Shah Jahan
Portrait of Shah Jahan (1592-1666), ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1628-58, drawing in pen and brown ink, with brown wash applied by brush, by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656-61.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA.
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Folio from Shah Jahan's Album by Mir`Ali
A folio from an album of the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1592-1666) which includes calligraphy by Mir 'Ali. Ink with opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 16th century, Bukhara. The illumination is by Daulat, c.1610 – 20, Mughal; borders...
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Mandu - City of Joy
The city of Mandu is situated about 35 km from Dhar in the Madhya Pradesh region of northern-central India. Most of the city's monuments date to the 15th and 16th century CE. The city is located on a hill which rises 633 m above the sea level...
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Coin of Jahan Shah
Coin of Muzaffar al-Din Jahan Shah ibn Yusuf (r. c. 1438-1467 CE), leader of the Qara Qoyunlu Oghuz Turkic tribal confederacy.
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com
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Tughlaq Dynasty
The Tughlaq dynasty (also spelt Tughluq), ruled the Delhi sultanate from 1320 to 1413. Followed by the Khalji dynasty and preceded by the Sayyids, the Tughlaq dynasty formed an important period in the history and culture of the Sultanate...
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Portrait of Nur Jahan
A c. 1725 idealised portrait of Queen Nur Jahan (c. 1577-1645), wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627). (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)