Shahab-ud-din Shah Jahan kneeling on throne
Shahab-ud-din Shah Jahan (1592 – 1666) kneeling on throne by Mughal Delhi artist dated 1853-54 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper Folio: 16.75 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30 cm.) Shah Jahan was the fifth Mughal emperor. He ruled from 1628 until 1658. His birth name was Khurram but his father Jahangir granted him the […]
Nur-ud-din Jahangir seated on throne as the world-seizer
Nur-ud-din Jahangir (1569 – 1627) seated on throne as the world-seizer by Mughal Delhi artist dated 1853-54 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper Folio: 16.75 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30 cm.) Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, known by his imperial name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. […]
Jalal-ud-din Akbar facing a falconer
Jalal-ud-din Akbar (1542 – 1605) facing a falconer by Mughal Delhi artist dated 1853-54 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper Folio: 16.75 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30 cm.) Akbar was the third and greatest ruler of the Mughal dynasty. He established a centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of […]
Nasir-ud-din Humayun kneeling on a golden throne
Nasir-ud-din Humayun (1508 – 1556) kneeling on a golden throne by Mughal Delhi artist dated 1853-54 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper Folio: 16.75 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30 cm.) Humayun was the second Mughal emperor who ruled initially from 1530 to 1540 and then again from 1555 – 1556. The empire he inherited […]
Zahir-ud-din Babur kneeling on a throne
Zahir-ud-din Babur (1483 – 1530) kneeling on a throne by Mughal Delhi artist dated 1853-54 Opaque watercolour, gold & silver on paper Folio: 16.75 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30 cm.) Babur laid the basis for the Mughal dynasty in India and became the first Mughal emperor. He was the direct descendant of Timur and […]
Timur Lang captures Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Tughluq
Timur Lang (1336 – 1405) captures Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Tughluq by Mughal Delhi artist dated 1853-54 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper Folio: 16.75 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30 cm.) Timur had ruled over Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia, Anatolia and the Caucasus as well as much of what are now Pakistan and Iraq. He was […]