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# Painting

This is thought to be a portrait of Husain Quli Khan, the deputy governor of Dacca (now Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh). He is shown seated under a canopy on a terrace, smoking a huqqa (water-pipe) and attended by two men.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1745–1758 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.d-1202-1903](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.d-1202-1903) · Pramāṇa
