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The Hamzanama is an illustrated Mughal manuscript recounting the legendary adventures of Amir Hamza. Commissioned by Emperor Akbar and produced by a large imperial workshop during the 16th century, it originally comprised about 1,400 unusually large paintings on cloth, accompanied by text. Its survi...
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Monumental Akbari illustrated epic with huge scale and innovation; one of the greatest Mughal manuscript projects.
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The Razmnama, or Book of War, is a Persian translation of the Sanskrit Mahabharata commissioned by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 1580s. Scholars and translators working at Akbar's court rendered the epic into Persian as part of his broader interest in Indian religious and literary traditions. Impo...
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Akbar's Persian Mahabharata, landmark cross-cultural imperial project; strong Mughal art and literary significance.
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