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Date: ca 1590-1595 CE
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.