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title: Two Folios from the Baburnama
author: Victoria & Albert Musuem
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19654/two-folios-from-the-baburnama/
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updated: 2024-11-25
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# Two Folios from the Baburnama
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19654.jpg)
## Image Caption
Two detached folios from the *Baburnama -* the book of Babur which tells the life story of the Emperor Babur (1483-1530) who founded the Mughal [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) in 1526. The left folio shows ascetics at a shrine while on the right is a ceremony where royal standards are acclaimed.
Watercolour on paper, painting on right by Devji Gujarati, c.1590, Mughal. Museum nos. IM.260-1913, IM.261-1913. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
## Cite This Work
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Musuem, V. &. A. (2024, November 25). Two Folios from the Baburnama. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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