Chand Bibi ruled not 1 but 2 separate Empires in the Deccan, and fought the great polymath general Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khana to a stand still leading an alliance of generals from the other Sultanates

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This Mother and Child with attendants painting from Golconda, Deccan, circa 1670-80 reminds royal households where nanny or women recruited to look after children
 © Prahlad Bubbar

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Sita in the Grove. Ramayana folio. Paithani style. Deccan, 19th century. Bonham's.

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Bhupali Ragini
from Ragamala series
North Deccan, possibly Burhanpur, Circa 1670-80
via
longing emotion at core, personified by lady waiting for lord
amalgamation of Rajput & deccani styles
Provenance: Bourelier collection, France

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Two Indian ladies under a tree
Golconda, circa 1675, watercolor Painting
amalgamation of cultures-traditions also happened in Deccan,
fashion, Veena
wearing lehnga, ghaghra, what's that mughal dress?

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Dakini (?) Ragini, Painting from Deccan, Hyderabad, circa 1760
i doubt the name? Dakhini? or dakini?
from Ragmala series from

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Mother and Child Reclining
Attributed to: Mirza Muhammad al-Hasani
Deccani painting
early 17th century
possibly Golconda, Deccan,

Earlier Goloubew Collection of Persian and Indian painting

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Khandoba & Mhalsa killing demons Mani-Malla
oleograph, c.1880 print

Avatar of Shiva
Om Shri Martand Bhairavay Namah

Khandoba, Martanda Bhairava, Malhari, or Malhar is worshiped as manifestation of Shiva in Deccan, especially in Maharashtra

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Lord Shiv & brahma ji
is he Bhairav?
with tiger skin around, chaturbhuj, wearing khadau खड़ाऊ
vahan स्वान/श्वान
holds kapal कपाल
ascetic?
company painting, 1820, Deccan, AP or TN
someone wrongly inscribed there

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Tall Woman Waits for her Palanquin Bearers. Company School. Deccan, 1810. British Museum.

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My fire genasi, Deccan, who has recently graduated from anger management after accidentally exploding

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The Mughal Emperor Akbar leading a lion and a ram on a leash
Opaque watercolour on paper
Unknown Artist
India, Eastern possibly
Circa 1780
https://t.co/TQD0oEbvEf
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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(Close-up)
Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah [r.1580-1627] with a consort in a landscape
Attributed to the 'Dublin Painter' ('Hand A' of the Pem Nem manuscript),
inscribed at left by Mughal Emperor Jahangir 'shabihi surat ‘Adilkhan'
Deccan, c 1590-1605
https://t.co/Suhi78fi9h

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The Prophet Splits the Moon. Deccan, 1780. Simon Ray.

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