[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Akbar Crosses the Ganges on an Elephant # 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 --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-58-1896](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-58-1896) · Pramāṇa