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1. Add Or 3101-3113

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Add Or 3101-3113
Title:
Add.Or.3101-3113 13 miniatures depicting Mughal emperors of India and Nadir Shah. Head and shoulders in profile. By a Delhi artist, c.1815. Inscribed ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3101-3113 13 miniatures depicting Mughal emperors of India and Nadir Shah. Head and shoulders in profile. By a Delhi artist, c.1815. Inscribed on back with names and notes in English and Persian. Water-colour on ivory, oval; 3.5 by 2.75 ins. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
13 items

2. Add Or 3112

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Add Or 3112
Title:
'Alamgir II
Scope & Content:
‘Alamgir II (1754-59). Inscribed: ‘No.12’ . ‘Alumgeer. Twelfth Padshah &’ ... ‘reigned sixty Five years’; in red ink: ‘Aurungzeb II or Alamgir II reigned 1754-1759 and was succeeded by Shah Alam II - Akbar II & Muhammad Bahadur (of the Mutiny) all pensioners of E.I. Co’; in Persian char...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 3101

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Add Or 3101
Title:
Timur
Scope & Content:
Timur (ruled 1369-1450). Inscribed: ‘No.1. Timour Shah. First Padshah reigned Sixty Years’; in Persian characters: ‘Timur Shah auwal badshah ta shast sal saltanat namudand.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3103

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Add Or 3103
Title:
Humayun
Scope & Content:
Humayun (1530-56). Inscribed: ‘No.3. Humayoon Shah third Padshah reigned Fifty one Years:’ in red ink: ‘Humayun reigned 1530-1556’; in Persian characters: ‘Humayun Shah siwum badshah ta panchah yak sal saltanat namudand.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3104

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Add Or 3104
Title:
Akbar
Scope & Content:
Akbar (1556-1605). Inscription torn away.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 3105

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Add Or 3105
Title:
Jahangir
Scope & Content:
Jahangir (1605-27). Inscribed: ‘No.5. Jehangheer Shah Fifth Padshah reigned Twenty two Years’; in red ink: ‘Jehangir reigned 1605-1627’; in Persian characters: ‘Jahangir Shah panchum badsahah ta bist du sal saltamat namudand.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 3107

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Add Or 3107
Title:
Aurangzeb
Scope & Content:
Aurangzeb (1658-1707). Inscribed: ‘No.7. Aurung Zebe. Seventh Padshah reigned Forty Eight’ ‘Years’; in red ink: ‘Aurunzib or Alamghir reigned 1658-1707’; in Persian characters: ‘Aurangzeb haftum badshah ta chihil hasht sal saltanat namudand.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 3108

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Add Or 3108
Title:
Bahadur Shah
Scope & Content:
Bahadur Shah (1707-12). Incorrectly inscribed: ‘No.8. Baber Shah. Second Padshah reigned Fifty six Years’; in later hands: ‘the first of the six great Emperors of Delhi’;’ This seems to be mistake for Bahadur’; in red ink: ‘Baber reigned AD 1526-1530’; in Persian characters: ‘Babur’ [blotted]’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 3109

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Add Or 3109
Title:
Farrukh Siyyar
Scope & Content:
Farrukhsiyar (1713-19). Inscribed in late hand: ‘9. Farukhshir reigned 1713-1719. 9th Mogol from Baber’ - ‘assassinated.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 3110

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3110
Title:
Muhammad Shah
Scope & Content:
Muhammad Shah (1719-48). Inscribed: ‘10. Muhammed Shah Tenth Padshah - reigned Thirty years’; in later hand: ‘He is counted 10th by native historians - because 3 of the puppet kings between Shah Alam & Muhammed Shah are omitted’; in red ink: ‘Ahmed Shah reigned 1719-1748’; in Persian charac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805-1810
Extent:
1 Item