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Holi Celebration in the Mughal Period
Krishna and the gopis celebrate Holi, watercolour painting, c. 1765.
Holi is a festival of spring, of colours, and of happiness. This image depicts Holi being celebrated in the Mughal era.
Royal Collection Trust, Windsor.
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Mughal India c. 1707
A map illustrating the emergence and expansion of one of the largest centralized states in the premodern world - the Mughal (Persian for Mongol) Empire from its foundation in 1526 by Ẓahīr al-Dīn Muḥammad Babur, a Chagatai Turk and a descendant...
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Mughal Coin of Nur Jahan
Silver Mughal coin bearing the name of Queen Nur Jahan (c. 1577-1645), wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627).
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Preparations for a Mughal Hunt
A group of four blue bulls feed in scrubland near a pond, while four imperial huntsmen are hiding behind camouflage screens. In the distance there is a hunting party with elephants, horses, and flags. The other side of this page of the album...
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Henry Every
Henry Every (b. 1653), also known as Henry Avery, Benjamin Bridgeman, ‘Long Ben’ and (incorrectly) John Avery, was one of the most savage and successful pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy. Capturing a treasure ship of the Mughal emperor...
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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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Portrait of a Mughal Woman
Portrait of a Mughal Woman, painting by Francesco Renaldi, Calcutta, 1787. British artist Francesco Renaldi travelled to India with the backing of the British East India Company in 1786. He produced various portraits from his time in Calcutta...
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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 (‘Book of Emperors’...
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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 Sweeney Kavita Singh is professor of art history at...