Shah Abu'l Ma'ali

This painting designed by the Mughal court artist Jagan, and painted by Asir, is an illustration to the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar), commissioned in 1589 by the emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605) as the official chronicle of his reign. It depicts the execution of Shah Abul Ma’ali at Kabul, in present-day Afghanistan, in 1564.

Kind

artefact

Date

1585–1595 CE