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| Keywords: Akbar's mother travels by boat to Agra.jpg Akbar's mother travels by boat to Agra Tulsi artist Durga artist between 1590 1596 and between 1858 1862 en This painting from the official history of Akbar's reign depicts his mother Mariam Makani travelling to Agra by river It is related to IS 2 3-1896 which shows several boats including that of the emperor and was painted by Tulsi and Durga The Akbarnama Book of Akbar 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 c 1592 and 1594 by at least forty-nine different artists from Akbar's studio After Akbar's death in 1605 the manuscript remained in the library of his son Jahangir r 1605-1627 and later Shah Jahan r 1628-1658 The Victoria and Albert Museum purchased it in 1896 from Mrs Frances Clarke the widow of Major General Clarke an official who had been the Commissioner in Oudh province between 1858 and 1862 http //collections vam ac uk/item/O9283/akbars-mother-travels-by-boat-painting-tulsi/ Other versions PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Akbarnama Hamida Banu Begum | ||||
