Title

The Great Emperor Akbar Enters His City in State', 1572, (1590-1595), (c1930).

Caption

'The Great Emperor Akbar Enters His City in State', 1572, (1590-1595), (c1930). The Mughal emperor Akbar's triumphant entry into the fort of Surat in western India, after taking the city in 1572. Akbar (ruled 1556-1605) is riding a black horse, followed by a musician, bodyguards, camels and an elephant. Illustration to the "Akbarnama" (Book of Akbar), made c1590-1595, in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]

Date

1930

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F10_165

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66,7Mb (4,4Mb) / 12,5in x 20,8in / 3742 x 6230 (300dpi)

Keywords

Indian Miniature city animal building people male man men animals horses India fort wall walls Indian arts country emperor book guy color elephant royal walled city fortification war location century procession thirties literature Iran Iranian royalty concept triumphant Army warfare Colour Persian 1930s Persia City Walls 16th century 20th century Gujarat sixteenth century The Print Collector Hindoostan Mughal Empire Surat TGN Akbar Indian Miniature Elizabeth Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Akbar the Great Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Timurid Timurid Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Akbarnama O'Neill processional TC and EC Jack Jack town wall TC and EC Elizabeth O'Neill Speakman Elizabeth Speakman Farrukh Beg Beg Farrukh