Chester Beatty
The governor of Kabul waits while Akbar's forces defend the city, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl
Shankar
The governor of Kabul waits while Akbar's forces defend the city, folio from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama) by Abu’l-Fazl. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, Persian text with tinted drawing (nim qalam), half of double-page composition inscribed to Shankar, Agra, India, c. 1603-1605. This is one of fifty-eight folios now detached from its codex (Chester Beatty In 03). Extensively illustrated, these form volume two and part of volume three of the biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), composed by his court historian and minister Abu’l-Fazl `Allami.
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