Folios from the Hamzama

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Illustration

Sikeena Karmali Ahmed
by Victoria & Albert Museum
published on 25 November 2024
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Left to right: The Hamzanama is one of the most famous illustrated manuscripts of Mughal painting. It depicts stories from the life of Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (c. 569–625) who was the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The book was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1542-1605) circa 1562. This page illustrates the murder of Hamza's son while he sleeps; the giant Zumrud Shah falls into a well and is beaten by gardeners, detached folios from the Hamzanama, gouache on cotton backed with paper, 1562 – 77, Mughal. Museum nos. IS.1508-1883, IS.1516-1883. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Museum, V. &. A. (2024, November 25). Folios from the Hamzama. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19652/folios-from-the-hamzama/

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