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An Indian Embassy before Sultan Mahmud of Ghanzna, from the "Majmal al-Tawarikh" of Hafiz-e Abru
An Indian Embassy before Sultan Mahmud of Ghanzna, from the "Majmal al-Tawarikh" of Hafiz-e Abru
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An Indian Embassy before Sultan Mahmud of Ghanzna, from the "Majmal al-Tawarikh" of Hafiz-e Abru

Artist/Culture (Seljuk, 1000–1199)
Artist/Culture
Dateabout 1425
Mediumink and watercolor with touches of gold metallic paint on paper
Dimensions43 x 33.7 cm
ClassificationsNon-Western Miniatures
Credit LineJerome Wheelock Fund
Object number1935.20
Label TextPage from the dispersed Assembly of History by Hafiz-e Abru, court historian of Timur and Shah Rukh. This page of the world history concerns Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna (r. 998-1030), who recieved Indian booty in the form of elephants, as shown, and subsequently invaded IndiaProvenanceDemotte, New York NY
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