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Akbar captures a wild cheetah, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl
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Akbar captures a wild cheetah, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl

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Akbar captures a wild cheetah, 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) attributed to Daulat, 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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