Two Folios from the Baburnama (Illustration)

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by Victoria & Albert Musuem
published on 25 November 2024

Two Folios from the Baburnama — 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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