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"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album Painting by Govardhan Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50 This portrait of Akbar from the Shah Jahan album by Govardhan depicts a lion and a calf...

The Nad-e `Ali is a Shia and Sufi prayer (du`a) that reads as follows: Nad-e `Aliyan, Call Ali Mazhar al-Ajaib, Who is the manifestor of wonders Tajidahu Aunan Laka fi Nawib You will find him (to be) your helper in diffciulties Kulu Hamim...

Portrait of Emperor Akbar Praying, ink and opaque watercolor on paper, early 17th century, India. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

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.

A painting credited to Payag, a Mughal artist. The Hindu goddess Bhairavi, female counterpart to Shiva, is shown in demonic form. Beneath the goddess is a corpse. Bhairavi wears a skirt of human skulls and carries symbols of destruction...

A painting on a popular Deccan theme showing the legendary queen of Ahmadnagar, Chand Bibi. The queen famously defended her fortress against a Mughal army in the 16th century. The horse's lower body is red to signify blood, a symbol of bravery...

The Harivamsa or book of Hari (Krishna) was one of several sacred epics commssioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1540-1605). This folio shows the god Krishna holding up Mount Govardhan to protect the villagers of Braj from the rains sent...

Portrait of Prince Dara Shikoh, gouache and gold on paper, c. 18th century. A patron of the arts, author on comparative religion, and translator, Dara Shikoh (1615-1659) was heir apparent to the throne of the Mughal Empire until his death...

Tomb of Nadira Banu Begum, photograph by Meemjee, 2014. Nadira Banu Begum (1618-1659) was the daughter of Sultan Parviz Mirza and wife to Prince Dara Shikoh, heir apparent to the Mughal throne. She died in travel during the turbulent war...

The Indian Princely states (aka Native States or Princely India) were those states in the Indian subcontinent the British did not conquer but which were typically bound by treaty first to the East India Company and then to the British Crown...