Akbar Receiving the Drums and Standards Captured from Abdullah Khan Uzbeg, Governor of Malwa, in 1564
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Akbar Receiving the Drums and Standards Captured from Abdullah Khan Uzbeg, Governor of Malwa, in 1564 is a 1592 paint by Mohesh, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see Akbar, the Mughal emperor, sitting on an elephant. He's facing some envoys who are bringing him drums and standards. The emperor looks calm and in control. The painting tells a story about a rebellion. Akbar's governor, Abdullah Khan Uzbek, had rebelled against him. This moment shows Akbar getting the symbols of that rebellion. This painting is similar to work done by artist Mohesh.
The painting depicts the Mughal emperor Akbar seated on an elephant, receiving the captured drums and standards from envoys representing Abdullah Khan Uzbek, the rebellious governor of Malwa. Created in opaque watercolor and gold on paper, the work is part of the *Akbarnama*, the official chronicle of Akbar’s reign, commissioned by him and written by Abu’l Fazl between 1590 and 1596. The illustration was designed by the court artist Mohesh and painted by Anant, with inscriptions in red ink beneath the image indicating its status as a royal copy. The manuscript later passed through the…
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This Mughal painter captured royal parades and battles in vivid detail. Look at *Akbar Receiving the Drums and Standards Captured from Abdullah Khan Uzbeg, Governor of Malwa, in 1564*—a battle scene turned into a…
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