Tarkhan Divana and Husain Quli Khan

This painting depicts Tarkhan Divana, the custodian of the fort at Ajmer in north-west India, making a treaty with Husain Quli Khan, the Mughal general, in 1562. Tarkhan Divana is shown humbly bowing in submission to the Mughal general, who is seated in a temporary tent, which is beautifully detailed.

Kind

artefact

Date

1585–1595 CE