[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) › Painting # Painting The Mughal emperor Akbar had the main Sanskrit texts translated into Persian, the language of the court and of the elite of the empire. This page is from a translation of the Harivamsa, the life of Krishna appended to the Mahabharata, and was done in about 1590. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1585–1594 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-3-2-1970](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-3-2-1970) · Pramāṇa