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India [1526-1857]
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The Mughal emperor Akbar's rise to power explained
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Mughal emperors: Jahāngīr, Akbar, and Shah Jahān
Emperors Jahāngīr (left), Akbar (centre), and Shah Jahān (seated at right) are depicted...
Brooklyn Museum, New York, gift of the Asian Art Council in memory of Stanley J. Love, 1994.42
Bābur
Meeting between Bābur and the sultan ʿAlī Mīrzā near Samarkand, illustration from...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (Louis V. Bell Fund, 1967), www.metmuseum.org
Delhi, India: Humāyūn's tomb
Humāyūn's tomb (completed c. 1570), Delhi, India.
© Arteki/Shutterstock.com
Akbar
Akbar hunting, c. late 16th century; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (Rogers Fund, 1911), www.metmuseum.org
Jahāngīr
The feast of Nōrūz at Jahāngīr's court, with Jahāngīr in the upper center; painting...
P. Chandra
Agra Fort: Jahāngīr's Palace
Jahāngīr's Palace (Jahāngīri Mahal) inside Agra Fort (Red Fort), Agra, Uttar Pradesh,...
© Ron Gatepain (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Jahāngīr: tomb
Tomb of Jahāngīr, Mughal emperor of India from 1605 to 1627, built by his son Shah...
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Bichitr: The Emperor Shah Jahan
Detail from The Emperor Shah Jahan, oil painting by Bichitr, 1631.
Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; photographs, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, India, designated a World Heritage site...
Tom Nebbia-Aspect Picture Library
Aurangzeb
Portrait of the emperor Aurangzeb, ink, watercolour, and gold on paper, 17th century;...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935, (45.174.28), www.metmuseum.org
Mughal Empire
Emperors (from top left) Jahāngīr, Akbar, and Shah Jahān are depicted with their...
Brooklyn Museum, New York, gift of the Asian Art Council in memory of Stanley J. Love, 1994.42
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was established in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Delhi: Humāyūn's tomb
The tomb of Humāyūn, the second Mughal emperor, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage...
Frederick M. Asher
Shah Jahān
Contemporary portrait of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahān (reigned 1628–58).
Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.78.9.15)/LACMA
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb, Mughal miniature, 17th century; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935, (45.174.28), www.metmuseum.org
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