Khwajah Mu'azzam

This illustration to the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar) depicts Khwajah Mu’azzam, the maternal uncle of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605), being punished for murdering his wife. On Akbar’s orders he is being thrown into the seething waters of the River Jamuna with his companions.

Kind

artefact

Date

1585–1595 CE