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title: Folio from the Harivamsa
author: Victoria & Albert Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19656/folio-from-the-harivamsa/
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updated: 2024-11-25
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# Folio from the Harivamsa

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## Image File

[![Folio from the Harivamsa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19656.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19656.jpg)

## Image Caption

The third Mughal Emperor Akbar (1540-1605) sought to quell tensions between the [Hindu](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/) and Muslim communities of Hindustan. Seeking to engender religious harmony and tolerance, he commissioned the translation of major [Sanskrit](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sanskrit/) texts into Persian for non-Hindus. The *Harivamsa* was one of these books envisaged as an extension of the *[Mahabharata](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mahabharata/)* - the ancient Indian Hindu Sanskrit heroic tale.

[Krishna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Krishna/) in combat with [Indra](https://www.worldhistory.org/Indra/), detached folio from a copy of the *Harivamsa.* Opaque watercolour and [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) on paper, about 1590, Mughal. Museum no. IS.5-1970. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

## Cite This Work

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Museum, V. &. A. (2024, November 25). Folio from the Harivamsa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19656/folio-from-the-harivamsa/>
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