[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Painting # Painting Contact between Europe and the Mughals began in 1573, when the emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605) led his forces into Gujarat and captured the great port city of Surat. Here, he encountered Westerners for the first time. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1595–1610 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-14-a-1913](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-14-a-1913) · Pramāṇa