31 July 1607, Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India, ordered his son Prince Khurram to be weighed against gold and silver and other metals as part his 15th birthday celebration.

(British Museum)

The coins were then distributed to the needy.

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14/ A tiger, from a copy of ‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) by al-Qazwīnī (d. 1283/682), Mughal India, possibly the Punjab, 17th century from National Library of Medicine

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Finished off another cοmmission for , a cover this time. This mughal miniature style has been really interesting to work with, and with the scale of it it lets me smuggle a ton of cool detail in.

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Another good one. Mira Muhammad Hakim, brother of Emperor Akbar, he along with his mother Mah Chuchak Begum ruled Kabul independently and was a constant thorn in the side of the Mughals. We dont have art for Hakim yet, but we have done art for his mother which I love

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Its said that the great Mughal ( Mongol) Emperor Genghis Khan slept with so many women that in today's world 1 out of 200 people are related to him.

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Lions in Hoysala emblem bared fangs, so did even the lion in Mughal flag. Don't turn us into a nation of sissies like you.

Our Bharat is named after King Bharat who opened a lion's jaw to count his teeth. For us, lions epitomize bravery and power. It is the vahan of Durga. https://t.co/ysZuxpBCzj

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Mughal (1, 2), Malian, Songhai

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Genghis Khan was the atom bomb of his time, but his Timurid distant relatives in Afghanistan and Mughal descendants in India patronised some of the world's most beautiful art and architecture. Timurid-era Herat was one of the world's greatest cities for artists and scholars.

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Khan ‘Alam, Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s Falconer and His Ambassador to Iran, with a Sparrow Hawk
Govardhan
Paintings
Mughal, c. 1610-1620

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1/ Artist S.M Khayyam was born in Quetta, but currently lives & works in Lahore, Pakistan. He has a fascination with Mughal Miniatures, reinterpreting this painting tradition in contemporary new ways. The faded faces in his work reflect an era gone by…

https://t.co/3ccZi60fzt

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Mirabai. Provincial Mughal. Possibly Jaipur. Early 19th century.

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Bollywood will never change. A guy with Tripund Tilak on his forehead, name Shuddha Singh is portrayed as a cunning villain and an oppressor. But a guy who looks like a Mughal is a hero and a saviour.

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Hi! I’m Kat and I do Digital and Traditional Art, my goal is 200!

Mughals you should follow! ->

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Prince Dara Shikoh as a Royal Ascetic
Mughal painting, circa 1640-55
Probably from collection of Warren Hastings & landed in Private Collection
he shown as performing some worship ritual? he studied under Sadhu etc thus he was hated by Mughals

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Long before the rise of the Maratha Empire, Shivaji's Grandfather and Grand Uncle played a prominent role as mercenaries working under Malik Ambar, harassing the Mughal's during their attempts at expansion, Their efforts laid a solid political base

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to start off, Malik Ambar was the person who renewed my fascination with South Asian history. Born in Ethiopia, and brought over as a slave, he rose to be the regent of Ahmednagar, keeping the Mughals out until his death

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Portrait of Prince Salim- Jahangir by Bichitr, Mughal Painting, ca. 1630
green turban, fine muslin jama-angarkha, patka
here again he put a cloth dupalla दुपल्ला on shoulder?
jutis with embroidery?

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Drawing on ipad. Mughal Eastern pattern wrapped with images influenced by tattooing.

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Just ♥️ these depictions of Ascension of Jesus from India & especially Jesus in Lotus position: ‘The ascension of Jesus in the guise of a priest’ Mughal period; Alfred David (“A. D.”) Thomas (1907-1989); Baltic by P. Solomon Raj (1921- ); Jyoti Sahi (1944- ).

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