Qadam Khan
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Qadam Khan is a 1592 paint by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a Mughal miniature painting of a frenzied man stabbing a woman. The scene is crowded with onlookers and palace details. The artist shows raw emotion—not just violence, but shock and chaos. This painting tells a real story from 1564. Akbar the emperor arrived just after the murder. Records say he tied up the killer himself. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this rare piece.
This Mughal painting from the Akbarnama depicts Qutlaq Qadam Khan decapitating a servant in 1564, following the servant's attempt to assassinate Emperor Akbar. Executed in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the scene includes a text panel in the lower right corner. The work is part of an incomplete manuscript commissioned by Akbar and completed around 1596.
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