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# Painting

This painting by the Mughal court artists Khiman Sangtarash and Mukund is an illustration from the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar). It depicts the capture of Fort Mirtha near Jodhpur in north-west India, seen in flames in the background, by Mughal forces led by Mirza Sharaf ud-Din Husain in 1562.

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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-25-1896](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-25-1896) · Pramāṇa
