Rai Surjan Hada making Submission to Akbar
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Rai Surjan Hada making Submission to Akbar is a 1592 paint by Mukund, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a painting of a scene where a ruler, Rai Surjan Hada, is bowing to the Mughal emperor Akbar. The painting shows a lot of detail, like the throne and the canopy above Akbar. It's interesting because this scene is from a book called the Akbarnama, which was made to tell the story of Akbar's life. The artist who designed this illustration was Mukund, and to learn more about similar artwork, look up the artist: Mukund.
The painting depicts Rai Surjan Hada, ruler of Ranthambhor, submitting to the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1569 after a significant military campaign. Akbar is seated on a throne beneath a canopy, while the raja bows in submission before him. Created between 1592 and 1595, the work is an illustration from the *Akbarnama*, the official chronicle of Akbar’s reign commissioned by the emperor and written by Abu’l Fazl. The manuscript, later owned by Jahangir and Shah Jahan, was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1896 from the estate of Major General John Clarke’s widow.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Mukund painted lively scenes from the emperor Akbar’s court in the late 1500s. His brush brought to life Akbar being weighed on his birthday and Akbar hunting with cheetahs, both from the Akbarnama, a grand history book…
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