[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) › Akbar # Akbar This illustration to the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar) depicts the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605) riding on a black horse through Surat in western India after taking the city in 1573. The painting is the work of Farrokh Beg, named in the contemporary inscription in the lower border. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1585–1595 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-117-1896](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-117-1896) · Pramāṇa