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    Mausoleum of Shad-e (or Shadi) Mulk Aga in Shah e Zinda, Samarqand

    Mausoleum of Mahmud Pahlavon in Khiva, Uzbekistan

    The tomb of Baba Rukn al-Din Shirazi, Takht-i Fulad, Isfahan, Iran

    The Summer Mosque of the Arc in Khiva, Uzbekistan

    Shrine of Sheikh Zainuddin Bobo in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    The Madrasas ( educational institutions) of Ulugh Beg

    The Madrasas ( educational institutions) of Ulugh Beg

    Dargah of Sheikh Raju Qattal in Khuldabad, Maharashtra

    Dargah of Sheikh Raju Qattal in Khuldabad, Maharashtra

    AkshayVat in Allahabad/ Prayagraj

    AkshayVat in Allahabad/ Prayagraj

    Helical stepwell in Pavagadh area of Gujarat

    Mysore Silk and Tipu Sultan

    Mysore Silk and Tipu Sultan

    Lord Buddha statue in Chandigarh Museum

    Akbar’s Inscription in The Ranakpur Jain Temple

    Neelkanth Temple in Kumbhalgarh

    Neelkanth Temple in Kumbhalgarh

    Vijai Stambh in Chittorgarh Fort

    The importance of River Yamuna in Vrindavan

    The importance of River Yamuna in Vrindavan

    Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur or Shahenshah-e Haft-e Aqleem Hazrat Baba Tajuddin

    Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur or Shahenshah-e Haft-e Aqleem Hazrat Baba Tajuddin

    Shri Niwas or the House of Mirrors in Jaipur’s City Palace

    Shri Niwas or the House of Mirrors in Jaipur’s City Palace

    Kanishka statue in Mathura museum

    Kanishka statue in Mathura museum

    Shahji ka Mandir, Vrindavan

    Shahji ka Mandir, Vrindavan

    Gopinath Mandir in Vrindavan

    Gopinath Mandir in Vrindavan

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      Mausoleum of Shad-e (or Shadi) Mulk Aga in Shah e Zinda, Samarqand

      Mausoleum of Mahmud Pahlavon in Khiva, Uzbekistan

      The tomb of Baba Rukn al-Din Shirazi, Takht-i Fulad, Isfahan, Iran

      The Summer Mosque of the Arc in Khiva, Uzbekistan

      Shrine of Sheikh Zainuddin Bobo in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

      The Madrasas ( educational institutions) of Ulugh Beg

      The Madrasas ( educational institutions) of Ulugh Beg

      Dargah of Sheikh Raju Qattal in Khuldabad, Maharashtra

      Dargah of Sheikh Raju Qattal in Khuldabad, Maharashtra

      AkshayVat in Allahabad/ Prayagraj

      AkshayVat in Allahabad/ Prayagraj

      Helical stepwell in Pavagadh area of Gujarat

      Mysore Silk and Tipu Sultan

      Mysore Silk and Tipu Sultan

      Lord Buddha statue in Chandigarh Museum

      Akbar’s Inscription in The Ranakpur Jain Temple

      Neelkanth Temple in Kumbhalgarh

      Neelkanth Temple in Kumbhalgarh

      Vijai Stambh in Chittorgarh Fort

      The importance of River Yamuna in Vrindavan

      The importance of River Yamuna in Vrindavan

      Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur or Shahenshah-e Haft-e Aqleem Hazrat Baba Tajuddin

      Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur or Shahenshah-e Haft-e Aqleem Hazrat Baba Tajuddin

      Shri Niwas or the House of Mirrors in Jaipur’s City Palace

      Shri Niwas or the House of Mirrors in Jaipur’s City Palace

      Kanishka statue in Mathura museum

      Kanishka statue in Mathura museum

      Shahji ka Mandir, Vrindavan

      Shahji ka Mandir, Vrindavan

      Gopinath Mandir in Vrindavan

      Gopinath Mandir in Vrindavan

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      Horses in Mughal India

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      The Mughal Empire lasted from 1526 until 1857
      They developed a unique Indo – Islamic style in art and architecture & this especially showed in their miniature paintings, illustrations in books and manuscripts.
      Mughal artists created a unique style, drawing from Persian and Indian influences and their paintings were heavily stylized, but the stylizations were specific.
      The Mughal equestrian portrait, is unique in Asian art for its fusion of Asian and European influences.
      I have posted a few of the paintings from that period which are in groups, solo, in war and leisure, sport and entertainment.

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      The Mughal emperor Babur hunting Rhinoceros near Peshawar. Painting from the Baburnama,
      Date: pre 1530

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      Akbar leads Mughal Army
      16th c

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      Battle with the Hazars, from the Baburnama

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      The Metropolitan Museum of Art – “Akbar Hunting”,
      Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

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      Rustam Captures the Horse Rakhsh”, Folio from Akbar’s  Shahnama (Book of Kings)

      By Abu’l Qasim Firdausi

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      A portrait of Emperor Akbar, North India, 19th century
      Gouache with gold on paper, illuminated cartouche above with inscription shabihi mubarak Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar Shah khalad Allah mulkahu and spurious date of 1106 AH / 1694 AD, borders of scrolling foliate tendrils in gold and blue, reverse with a page of nasta`liq calligraphy signed by Ijaz Ruqmhan, borders with bold foliate motifs in blue and gold

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      Jahangir
      Freer and Sackler

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      Shah Jahan riding a stallion
      By Payag and Mir Ali
      1628

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      AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR SHAH JAHAN
      MUGHAL INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
      Gouache on paper heightened with gold, the Emperor riding a dapple gray horse and holding a falcon, with gold-speckled carboard margins, framed and glazed
      Miniature 8 7/8 x 6½in.
      (Christie’s)

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      portrait of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb mounted on a horse, and ready for battle, was originally produced in 1660-70. Aurangzeb reigned from 1658–1707.
      This image is taken from Johnson Album 3, 4. As featured in the British Library exhibition, Mughal India

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      Dara Shikoh’s horse
      By
      Manohar

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      Ayat ul Kursi
      Bijapur
      1600

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      Unknown Artist
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      Equestrian Portrait of a Mughal Prince on a Brown Horse
      Harvard Art Museum

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      Ali Vardi Khan Hawking
      Mughal horseman rides his horse confidently through the green countryside, raising his right arm backwards to let loose the falcon sitting on his wrist, Mughal, c. 1660.
      Johnson Album 67, 2. As featured in the British Library exhibition, Mughal India:

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      Rama riding a horse
      Rahugarh Gwalior 18th c

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      A horse with elaborate saddle and harness being led by a groom. On paper
      18th c
      British Museum

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      Equestrian portrait of Raja Chandu Lal (1766–1845),
      Prime Minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad (1809–1843), with attendant carrying opened umbrella. Hyderabad, circa 1860-80.
      Opaque watercolour with gold on wasli. 25 x 20cm (max)
      Provenance: private Boston USA collection acquired before mid-1970s

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      The Horse Merchants of Guler
      By Nainsukh
      Now in the V&A

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      Equestrian portrait: Thakur Karan Singh Ji. Jodhpur, circa 1820.
      Opaque watercolour with silver and gold on wasli.
      29.8 x 21.3cm

      Chand Bibi Hawking- Deccan – 28thnc

      This is a traditional representation of Chand Bibi, the late sixteenth-century Queen of Ahmadnagar who defended her city against the Mughals

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      Horse and Groom
      Artist:Attributed to Farrukh Husain
      1600-1610
      Deccan, Bijapur

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      Muraqqa e Golshan
      Groom & Horse
      17th c

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      Persian horses
      16th c
      British Museum

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      1725
      Rajput
      Prince on a Horse

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      18th c
      Prince and Princess on horseback

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      STALLION
      MARWAR, NORTH INDIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
      Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, facing left, its mane plaited and with yellow sashes, with elaborate saddle and saddle cloth, each with intricate scrolling patterns, its lower body painted orange and with recurring floral buds
      Christie’s

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