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A Lion may be the King of the Jungle, but it's the Horses who wrote the History. 🐎🐴

Horses in various indian art form. From Cave paintings to the miniature art form. 🎨🖌️

Today on 4th Feb 1628 #Shahjahan ascended to #Mughal Throne.
As he became the emperor, ShahJahan eliminated all his foes to make sure the throne had no contenders & thus starting the great Mughal War Of Succession.

(Pic: By Bichitr, Padshahnama, @RCT )

Pitamah #Bhishma lying on the bed of arrows.
One event, different visuals, different eras.

Pic 1:- Razmanama, Mughal artist Ram Das, 1598 AD
Pic 2:- Virupaksha Temple, 8th century.
Pic 3:- Halebidu Temple, 10th Century.
Pic 4:- Mewar, 18th Century.

The Mughal Chain of Justice.

Pic 1& 2 depicts Jahangir in a Jharokha, Agra Fort, left side a Golden Chain with bells hanging beside the Red Canopy.
@AgaKhanMuseum

Pic 3 & 4 Shahjahan's throne accession, 1628. The two Sheikhs handling the Chain of Justice.
Src: Padshahnama.

Today on 17 Nov 1857. Sir James Outram & Sir Henry Havelock, join hands and marched ahead to help Gen. Colin Campbell during the Second relief of Lucknow.
A tablet built to commemorate this event as it happened at the exact same point.
Current loc: Behind KDSingh stadium.

Earliest paintings of #ChhathPuja in Patna.

1795 - Unknown Artist, @britishlibrary
1805 - Sewak Ram, Shared by @DalrympleWill
19th Century - Sewak Ram, @bonhams1793

Wishing a Happy & Blessed #ChhathPuja to everyone who're celebrating.🌞🙏

Today on 23rd Sept 1803 General Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, lead the British attack at the Battle of Assaye during the Second Maratha War, opening the way for the British conquest of Central India.
Pic by J.C. Stadler

Woman selling fish, Murshidabad, 18th Century, Company art.

The bigger the fish, the bigger is the cutting instrument.

Can anyone guess the fish she is cutting??🤔 🐟

Laila & Majnu
By Nihal Chand - 1730
San Diego Museum of Art (@SDMA)

Majnu is shown here as a skeletal youth, who has retreated to the wilderness, after his proposal of marriage is rejected by Layla’s father.

This image reflects that Cows were and are a very important part of life in indian society. Cows have been named as Kamadhenu, Nandini, Surabhi etc.
The process of taking care of cows is the same and still continues since centuries.
Mewar, 18th century.