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# Emperor Babur

This portrait of the Mughal emperor Babur was probably done during the reign of his great-great grandson, Shah Jahan, in about 1630. It is inscribed in Persian, the language of the court and of the elite of the Mughal empire, 'likeness of Babur Shah'.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1625–1634 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-37-1972](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-37-1972) · Pramāṇa
