Two Folios from the Baburnama

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Sikeena Karmali Ahmed
by Victoria & Albert Musuem
published on 25 November 2024
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Two detached folios from the Baburnama - the book of Babur which tells the life story of the Emperor Babur (1483-1530) who founded the Mughal Empire in 1526. The left folio shows ascetics at a shrine while on the right is a ceremony where royal standards are acclaimed.

Watercolour on paper, painting on right by Devji Gujarati, c.1590, Mughal. Museum nos. IM.260-1913, IM.261-1913. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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