# deccan

The Dutch established their ‘factory’, or trading post at Machilipatnam, in 1605 CE, under a charter from the Qutub Shahi Sultan. By 1620, the Dutch had established a thriving and profitable trade between Machilipatnam and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
https://t.co/mg2mmrdnsJ

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2020-11-05

🕉️Kalamkari Art🕉️

Literally means ‘drawings with a pen’, Kalamkari is of two types in India: Machilipatnam, which originates from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Srikalahasti, which originates from Chittor in the same state.
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2020-06-06

Deccan Painting, possibly Machilipatnam Style
Akbar seated on an elephant c. 1780
at National Gallery of Australia

was it a fun? game?
excuse is "a mast elephant has broken its chain & seized an attendant" given in site
https://t.co/5PNQwYDtNx

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2020-04-24

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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2019-05-07

View of in the 18th C showing its amazing wooden bridge...and a pink elephant! The East India Company established its second factory here in the 17th Century & continued to occupy this market town when Madras/Chennai eclipsed its importance. P208

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2019-03-12