Afzal Khan (d. 1659)
Afzal Khan (d. 1659) Size: 18.5 x 13.5 in (47 x 34.3 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Afzal Khan played an important role in the southern expansion of the Bijapur Sultanate by conquering the former Vijayanagara territory. When Shivaji started acting as an independent ruler, he tried to subjugate him in 1659 but was killed […]
Chand Bibi (1550-1599)
Chand Bibi (1550-1599) Size: 19.6 x 14.6 in (49.8 x 37.1 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Sultana Chand Bibi was the Regent of Bijapur and Ahmednagar Sultanates (northwestern Deccan). She is best known for defending Ahmednagar against the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar in 1595. Jita Khan, a eunuch valet of Chand Bibi spread the […]
Malik Ambar (1548-1626)
Malik Ambar (1548-1626) Size: 19.3 x 14.3 in (49 x 36.3 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Malik Ambar was a Siddi military leader and prime minister of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region. He was born in Ethiopia, sold as a child by his parents due to poverty and brought to India as a […]
Hyder Ali Khan (c. 1720-1782)
Hyder Ali Khan (c. 1720-1782) at time of Anglo-Mysore War Size: 19.8 x 14.6 in (50.3 x 37.1 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s The most famous portrait of Hyder Ali printed by Chitrashala Press is based on a steel engraving by a British artist from 1780. During the second Anglo-Mysore War, the British captured the […]
Hyder Ali Khan (c. 1720-1782)
Hyder Ali Khan (c. 1720-1782) as a young man in Sepoy uniform Size: 19.3 x 14.2 in (49 x 36.1 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s A soldier-adventurer, Hyder Ali became one of the most formidable rivals the British ever encountered during their colonial presence in India, only to be excelled by his son, Tipu Sultan. […]
Dost Mohammad (1793-1863)
Dost Mohammad (1793-1863) Size: 19.4 x 14.4 in (49.3 x 36.6 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Amir Dost Mohammad Khan Barakzai was one of the prominent rulers of Afghanistan. During the Anglo Sikh war he supported the Sikhs and even sent a contingent of 1500 horses to Chatar Singh, the leader of Sikh resistance against […]
Mir Miran (c. 1735-1760)
Mir Miran (c. 1735-1760) Size: 19.5 x 13.9 in (49.5 x 35.5 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Mir Miran was the eldest son of Mir Zafar, the first Nawab of Bengal under the British East India Company. On July 2, 1757 Sirajud-Daulah was betrayed, captured and executed under the orders of Mir Miran, after which […]
Nader Shah (1688-1747)
Nader Shah (1688-1747) Size: 19.3 x 14 in (49 x 35.6 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Admirer of Timur, Nader Shah Afshar was Shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747 when he was assassinated during a rebellion. Because of his military genius some historians have described him as the Napoleon of Persia or the […]
Aurangzeb (1618-1707)
Aurangzeb (1618-1707) Size: 19.3 x 14.3 in (49 x 36.3 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s The third son of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad, commonly known as Aurangzeb (Ornament of the Throne), was the sixth Mughal Emperor for a period of 49 years from 1658 to 1707. A notable expansionist, Aurangzeb established Sharia […]
Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631)
Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631) Size: 18.9 x 12.9 in (48 x 32.8 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Born Arjumand Banu Begum, she was the Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631. At 19, she was married to Prince Khurram, later known by his royal name Shah Jahan, who conferred upon her the title […]