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Jahangir hunting lions from an elephant, from a separate album
(جهانجير يصطاد الأسود من فيل ،من ألبوم متفرق)

Title	Jahangir hunting lions from an elephant, from a separate album
Title Original	جهانجير يصطاد الأسود من فيل ،من ألبوم متفرق
Publication Date:	Approx 1610
Publication Place	- Aga Khan Museum
Subject	Opaque watercolor, gold, silver and ink on paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	21.7 × 28.6 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	AKM121
Record ID	object;EPM;ca;Mus21;38;ar
Library Location	Aga Khan Museum
Date	Approx 1610
Notes	Babur, Humayun's father, was a direct descendant of the 14th century Turkic Mongol ruler called Timur. Babur was the founder of the Mongol Empire (1526-1858) in the Indian subcontinent, known as Hindustan throughout the Persian-speaking world. He was the first ruler to encourage artistic communication between Central Asia, Iran and India. He felt a special respect for Timurid art and cultural heritage and invited some Iranian artists to join his court, who were later followed by artists from Bukhara. (today Uzbekistan).
Sample Text	“Jahangir Hunts Lions from an Elephant, from a separate album” from Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ca;Mus21;38;ar

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Jahangir hunting lions from an elephant, from a separate album

(جهانجير يصطاد الأسود من فيل ،من ألبوم متفرق)

Publication Date Approx 1610

Publication Place - Aga Khan Museum

Subject Opaque watercolor, gold, silver and ink on paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 21.7 × 28.6 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID AKM121

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

Library Location Aga Khan Museum

Date Approx 1610

Notes Babur, Humayun's father, was a direct descendant of the 14th century Turkic Mongol ruler called Timur. Babur was the founder of the Mongol Empire (1526-1858) in the Indian subcontinent, known as Hindustan throughout the Persian-speaking world. He was the first ruler to encourage artistic communication between Central Asia, Iran and India. He felt a special respect for Timurid art and cultural heritage and invited some Iranian artists to join his court, who were later followed by artists from Bukhara. (today Uzbekistan).

Sample Text “Jahangir Hunts Lions from an Elephant, from a separate album” from Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ca;Mus21;38;ar