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# Asaf Khan

This portrait of Yamin al-Daula Asaf Khan was done by the leading Mughal court artist Bichitr and is dated to the third regnal year of the emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658). Asaf Khan was the emperor's father-in-law and one of his most trusted confidants, as well as his commander in chief.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1626–1635 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-26-1925](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-26-1925) · Pramāṇa
