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Akbar inspecting construction for his new capital Fatehpur Sikri, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl

Title	Akbar inspecting construction for his new capital Fatehpur Sikri, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl
Author	Agra
Publication Date:	1603-1605
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	431 mm x 270 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	In 03.152
Library Location	Indian collection
Date	1603-1605
Notes	Akbar inspecting construction for his new capital Fatehpur Sikri, folio from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama) by Abu’l-Fazl. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, full-page tinted drawing (nim qalam), half of a double-page composition inscribed to Balchand, Agra, India, c. 1603-1605. This is one of fifty-eight folios now detached from its codex (Chester Beatty In 03). Extensively illustrated, these form volume two and part of volume three of the biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), composed by his court historian and minister Abu’l-Fazl `Allami.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script

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Akbar inspecting construction for his new capital Fatehpur Sikri, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl

Author Agra

Publication Date 1603-1605

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 431 mm x 270 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID In 03.152

Library Location Indian collection

Date 1603-1605

Notes Akbar inspecting construction for his new capital Fatehpur Sikri, folio from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama) by Abu’l-Fazl. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, full-page tinted drawing (nim qalam), half of a double-page composition inscribed to Balchand, Agra, India, c. 1603-1605. This is one of fifty-eight folios now detached from its codex (Chester Beatty In 03). Extensively illustrated, these form volume two and part of volume three of the biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), composed by his court historian and minister Abu’l-Fazl `Allami.

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script