Showing posts with label padshahnama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label padshahnama. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Siege

detail

Monday, July 4, 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Monday, May 23, 2011

Elephants

detail

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Fortifications

detail, Padshahnama, Mughal

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Horses

















(detail), Padshahnama, Mughal


The Padshahnama (Persian: پا د شاه نا مہ) (Chronicle of the Emperor) is a genre of works written as the official history of Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan’s reign. Most significant work of this genre was written by Abdul Hamid Lahori in two volumes.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Deer

(Detail) Shah Jahan Hunting, Padshahnama, c. 1645

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Covered Trays

Monday, March 7, 2011

Payag

From the Padshahnama, Khan Dawran receiving the heads of Jujhar Singh and his son Bikramajit, Deccan 1636, Attributed to Payag, c. 1638, detail