[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) › Watercolour # Watercolour The Hamzanama, or Book of Hamza, was commissioned by the great Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605) in the mid 16th century. It is based very loosely on the life of the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1557–1577 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-1513-1883](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-1513-1883) · Pramāṇa