Akbar Receives the Iranian Ambassador Sayyid Beg in 1562

This illustration to the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar) depicts the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605) receiving the Iranian ambassador, Sayyid Beg, in 1562, during Akbar's seventh regnal year. Sayyid Beg was the cousin of Shah Tahmasp of Iran, being the son of the shah’s paternal uncle Ma’sum Beg.

Kind

artefact

Date

1585–1595 CE