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Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah

Title	Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah
Author	Indian
Publication Date:	Folio: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century; Borders: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal)
Publication Place	India (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 5/8 in. (30 x 24.5 cm); Image H: 9 1/2 x W: 5 11/16 in. (24.2 x 14.5 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.683
Library Location	Not on view
Date	Folio: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century; Borders: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal)
Notes	This single leaf of a battle scene, Walters manuscript leaf W.683, comes from an illustrated Baburnamah (Memoirs of Babur) executed in Mughal India during the late 10th century AH/AD 16th. The text, written in black Nasta'liq script, comes from a description of the events of the year 901 AH/AD 1495-1496. It describes how Sayyidim, Quli Baba, and several warriors were unhorsed in battle and how news of their fate reached Sultan Husayn Mirza (died 911 AH/AD 1506). The polychrome borders surrounding this page date to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
Sergi Ayrıntıları	Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı	1984-1985, 1977-1978
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah

Author Indian

Publication Date Folio: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century; Borders: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal)

Publication Place India (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 5/8 in. (30 x 24.5 cm); Image H: 9 1/2 x W: 5 11/16 in. (24.2 x 14.5 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.683

Library Location Not on view

Date Folio: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century; Borders: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal)

Notes This single leaf of a battle scene, Walters manuscript leaf W.683, comes from an illustrated Baburnamah (Memoirs of Babur) executed in Mughal India during the late 10th century AH/AD 16th. The text, written in black Nasta'liq script, comes from a description of the events of the year 901 AH/AD 1495-1496. It describes how Sayyidim, Quli Baba, and several warriors were unhorsed in battle and how news of their fate reached Sultan Husayn Mirza (died 911 AH/AD 1506). The polychrome borders surrounding this page date to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.

Sergi Ayrıntıları Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Sergi Yılı 1984-1985, 1977-1978

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters