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Emperor Shah Jahan watching a wrestling match
(الإمبراطور شاه جهان وهو يشاهد مباراة مصارعة)

Title	Emperor Shah Jahan watching a wrestling match
Title Original	الإمبراطور شاه جهان وهو يشاهد مباراة مصارعة
Publication Date:	Approximately 1150 AH / approximately 1750 AD
Publication Place	- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Gouache inlaid with gold water on paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	47×34 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2016.1.3
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;38;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	Approximately 1150 AH / approximately 1750 AD
Notes	The miniature depicts a scene of Shah Jahan looking out the window of his palace to watch a wrestling match. On the right side, there is an inscription in Nastaliq script: “Portrait of King Shah Jahan, the prince, and his sons/nobles of the court watching wrestlers wrestle.” The wrestlers appear in the painting surrounded by courtiers.
Sample Text	“Emperor Shah Jahan watching a wrestling match” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;38;ar

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Emperor Shah Jahan watching a wrestling match

(الإمبراطور شاه جهان وهو يشاهد مباراة مصارعة)

Publication Date Approximately 1150 AH / approximately 1750 AD

Publication Place - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Gouache inlaid with gold water on paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 47×34 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2016.1.3

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;38;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date Approximately 1150 AH / approximately 1750 AD

Notes The miniature depicts a scene of Shah Jahan looking out the window of his palace to watch a wrestling match. On the right side, there is an inscription in Nastaliq script: “Portrait of King Shah Jahan, the prince, and his sons/nobles of the court watching wrestlers wrestle.” The wrestlers appear in the painting surrounded by courtiers.

Sample Text “Emperor Shah Jahan watching a wrestling match” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;38;ar