Akbar Receives the Iranian Ambassador Sayyid Beg in 1562

This is the left half of a double page illustration designed by the Mughal court artist La’l and painted by Ibrahim Kahar for the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar). It depicts the arrival of the Iranian ambassador, Sayyid Beg, in 1562 at the royal court in Agra of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605).

Kind

artefact

Date

1585–1595 CE