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# Chand Bibi

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Chand Bibi (centre), regent and warrior of Bijapur, shooting with her ladies. She is kneeling as she aims her rifle at a deer, with the support of a tree. Her attendants follow behind. The golden halo around her symbolizes her royal status.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1745–1754 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-157-1952](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-157-1952) · Pramāṇa
