Shah Jahan (1592-1666)
Shah Jahan (1592-1666) Size: 19.1 x 14.8 in (48.5 x 37.6 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Jahangir’s third son, Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram, better known as Shah Jahan (King of the World), was the fifth Mughal emperor from 1628 to 1658. Under his reign, the Empire reached the peak of its political and cultural glory, the […]
Nur Jahan (1567-1645)
Nur Jahan (1567-1645) Size: 19.1 x 14.3 in (48.5 x 36.3 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Widow of a rebel officer, the intelligent and beautiful Mehr-un-Nisaa, better known by her title of Nur Jahan (Light of the World), married Emperor Jahangir as his 20th and last wife in 1611. She was the most powerful and […]
Jahangir (1569-1627)
Jahangir (1569-1627) Size: 19.5 x 14.4 in (49.5 x 36.6 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Akbar’s son Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, better known by his imperial name Jahangir (world-conqueror in Persian), was the fourth Mughal emperor from 1605 until his death in 1627. Jahangir won a century long bloody war against the Rajputs in the state […]
Akbar (1542-1605)
Akbar (1542-1605) Size: 19.6 x 14.4 in (49.8 x 36.6 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Humayun’s son, Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, was the third Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605. He succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India. He enlarged the […]
Humayun (1508-1556)
Humayun (1508-1556) Size: 19.1 x 14.3 in (48.5 x 36.3 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s The son of Babur, descending from Timur and founder of the Mughal Empire. Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad, better known by his regale name Humayun, was the second emperor from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to 1556 in territories which are […]
Taimurlang (1336-1405)
Taimurlang (1336-1405) Size: 19.3 x 14.3 in (49 x 36.3 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s ‘Shoujo Ud Ain Taimur Bin Taraghay Barlas’ was the founder of the Timurid Empire & Timurid Dynasty, which survived until 1857. He was born to Amir Taraghay and Tekina Khatun and popularly known as Taimurlang. He is widely acclaimed as […]
Ranjit Singh (1782-1839)
Ranjit Singh (1782-1839) Size:19.7 x 13.6 in (50 x 34.5 cm) Date of printing: 1910s-1920s Popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab), he was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He contracted smallpox as an infant, resulting in loss of sight in his left eye. He united the Sikhs and founded Sikh Empire. He […]
Siraj ud-Daulah (1733-1757)
Siraj ud-Daulah (1733-1757) Size: 20 x 14 in (50.8 x 35.6 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. After his death, the British East India Company began to rule over Bengal and, later, almost over all of the Indian subcontinent. He was executed on 2nd July […]
Rana Pratap Singh (1540-1597)
Rana Pratap Singh (1540-1597) Size: 19.8 x 14.8 in (50.3 x 37.6 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Maharana Pratap was a king of Mewar, notable for his military resistance against the Mughal Empire and for his participation in the Battles of Haldighati and Dewair. His new capital Chavand court had given shelter to many poets, […]
Prithviraj Chauhan (1149-1192)
Prithviraj Chauhan (1149-1192) Size: 19.5 x 14.4 in (49.5 x 36.6 cm) Date of printing: 1880s-1890s Prithviraja III Chauhan was a king from the Chauhan dynasty who ruled much of the present-day Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, and some parts of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. His capital was located at Ajmer. In 1192, the Ghurids […]