Akbar Crosses the Ganges on an Elephant

This illustration to the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar) depicts the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605) crossing the River Ganges in north-east India on his elephant, Udiya, in pursuit of the rebels Khan Zaman and Bahadur Khan.

Kind

artefact

Date

1585–1595 CE