[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Manuscript of Hussain # Manuscript of Hussain Recto: Illustration from the dispersed Ta'rikh-i Alfi manuscript depicting the historical destruction of the Tomb of Husain at Kerbela on the orders of Caliph al-Mutawakkil. The event, depicted in layers, portrays a violent massacre following the initial destruction. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1590–1595 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1934-0113-0-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1934-0113-0-1) · Pramāṇa