Discoveries: India and the Mughal DynastyIn the 16th century the Mughal emperors of India were among the greatest and most magnificent rulers of the East. Their arts of painting and architecture were peerless, their wealth fabulous, their courts renowned for culture and refinement, their jewels incomparable. This book follows the rise of Mughal dynasty in the 16th century, its heyday in the 17th, and its decline in the 19th. Fabled India: here we meet the legendary emperors Babur and Akbar the Great; we enter splendid courts and discover their political schemes and ambitions, ytheir marvelous artists, their lavish ceremonies, their high learning. The Mughal kingdoms comprised both Muslim and Hindu lands and ranged from Kashmir to Afghanistan to Samarkand, Art, science, craftmanship0, political policy, and military strategy: all are here, echoing in the vast spaces of the Taj Mahal and the scented gardens of Shalimar.--book cover. |
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... precious stones . On his enthronement , Because Islam does not recommend the depiction of living beings , the floral ... precious stones inlaid in white marble ( opposite , detail of a piece from the Taj Mahal ) seem to have been ...
... precious stones . On his enthronement , Because Islam does not recommend the depiction of living beings , the floral ... precious stones inlaid in white marble ( opposite , detail of a piece from the Taj Mahal ) seem to have been ...
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Valerie Berinstain. Shah Jahan drew gold and precious stones from the royal treasury to have a throne made whose magnificence was to be without equal . Seven years later , the emperor took his seat on this new pedestal . Very well - read ...
Valerie Berinstain. Shah Jahan drew gold and precious stones from the royal treasury to have a throne made whose magnificence was to be without equal . Seven years later , the emperor took his seat on this new pedestal . Very well - read ...
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... precious stones . Mughal India , early 17th century . Right dagger : dagger in its sheath of jade , gold and precious stones . Mughal India , early 17th century . Centre : Portrait of Mumtaz Mahal . Miniature on ivory . Museum of the ...
... precious stones . Mughal India , early 17th century . Right dagger : dagger in its sheath of jade , gold and precious stones . Mughal India , early 17th century . Centre : Portrait of Mumtaz Mahal . Miniature on ivory . Museum of the ...
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