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# Akbar assists in capturing a cheetah

This painting from the history of the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (the Akbarnama) depicts the first time the emperor watched the capture of cheetahs, to be tamed and thereafter used in hunting.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1585–1595 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-2-1896](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-2-1896) · Pramāṇa
