Inlay work/ Parchinkari / pietra dura on the Taj Mahal, Agra
When Mumtaz Mahal passed away, Bebadal Khan wrote the chronogram for her that yielded 1040 — the Hijri year of ...
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Saber with Scabbard,grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/A.D. 1688; decoration on blade, 19th century~ Met Museum
Gallery Text : The most important ceremony in the inauguration of many Islamic rulers was the investiture with a sword, ...
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