Akbar

This painting is an illustration to the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar), the official history of the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605). It shows the Governor of Gagraun in Rajasthan, north-west India, presenting the keys of the fort of Gagraun to Akbar in 1561.

Kind

artefact

Date

1585–1595 CE