CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Victory of Qutbuddin Khan and Azim Khan over Muhammad Husain Mirza and Sher Khan Fuladi at Gujarat in 1572; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: In 1787, Tipu Sultan sent Muhd Dervish Khan, Akbar Khan, and Muhd Osman Khan as ambassadors to Louis XVI. Not only did they not obtain military or financial support but they had to borrow money for passage home. [Ambassadors to Court of Louis XVI visit the Paris mint]

Subject: Battle between the imperial army and Zamindar of Dungarpur; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Akbar receives trophies of war from Asaf Khan; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Facade, from right; Begun by Akbar and finished by his son, Jehangir

Subject: Akbar supervises the building at Fatehpur Sikri; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Muhammad Husain Mirza brought prisoner before Akbar in 1573; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Princely patronage of music led to development of different gharanas in Maihar, Gwalior, and other states. Allaudin Khan was trained in the Dhrupad style by the court musician of Maharaja Jotindra Mohan Tagore and in violin, clarinet, and cornet by Swami Vivekananda's brother and the band master of the Eden Gardens in Calcutta. He eventually studied sitar and sarod under the tutelage of the court musicians of Rampur and became a disciple of Ustad Wazir Khan. He taught Ravi Shankar, Nikhal Banerjee, and his own son, Ali Akbar Khan. His playing and that of the Maihar gharana are documented in the double CD set Chairman's Choice: Great Gharanas Maihar (EMI CMC 1 82501-2). [Allaudin Khan And The Maihar Band]

Subject: Upper right portion, Akbar and attendants [Akbar Watching a Fight between Lion and Bullock]

Subject: Decorated Cupolas; Begun by Akbar and finished by his son, Jehangir

Subject: Ambassadors of Mirza Shah Rukh paying homage to Akbar in 1577; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: The Flight of Mirza Sulayman from Kabul in 1564; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Facade; Begun by Akbar and finished by his son, Jehangir

Subject: Akbar offering wine, possibly copy of Akbar period originals

Subject: Immolation of Rajput women during the siege of Fort Chitor in 1567; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Da'ud Shah of Bengal is taken prisoner; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Facade, Entrance portal,: Upper portion, from right; Begun by Akbar and finished by his son, Jehangir

Subject: Center: Upper portion of both figures; Akbar and Jahangir

Subject: Husain Quli presents prisoners of war from Lahore; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: An interview between Munim Khan and 'Ali Quli Khan (Khan Zaman) in a boat on the Ganges near Buxar in 1565; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Facade, Entrance portal, from left; Begun by Akbar and finished by his son, Jehangir

Subject: Akbar Hunting in a Qamurgha at Palam near Delhi in 1568; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Wounding of Khan Kilan by a Rajput near Sirohi during the march to Gujarat in 1573; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.

Subject: Episode at Kara on the Ganges preceding defeat of Khan Zaman in 1567; The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between about 1592 and 1594 by at least 49 different artists from Akbar's studio.