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# Shah Jahan

This portrait of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r.1628-1658) is inscribed in his hand in the border immediately beneath his feet. He states that 'this is a good likeness of me in my fortieth year, the work of Bichitr'.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1625–1634 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-17-1925](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-17-1925) · Pramāṇa
