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Tuzk-e-JahangiriJahangir held a globe in his hand in 1614, a symbol of his global ambitions, yet he was far more interested in the details of the world around him than in…
Ain-i-AkbariIn the year 1590, a single document emerged from the heart of the Mughal Empire that would eventually become the most detailed administrative record of its…
AkbarnamaIn the year 1590, a single manuscript volume was completed that would eventually become the most expensive book in the world, not for its gold or jewels, but…
BaburnamaIn the quiet pages of a sixteenth-century memoir, a ruler confesses a secret that would have shattered his reputation had it been known to his contemporaries.
Mughal paintingIn the year 1562, a colossal project began within the Mughal court that would redefine the visual language of South Asia for centuries to come.