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Portraits of Janjir and Shah Jahan
(بورتريهات لجانجير وشاه جهان)

Title	Portraits of Janjir and Shah Jahan
Title Original	بورتريهات لجانجير وشاه جهان
Author	Signed by Balchand and Nadir Al-Zaman
Author Original	موقعة من قبل بالشاند وندير الزمان
Publication Date:	1628
Publication Place	- Aga Khan Museum
Subject	Opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	55.1 × 34.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	AKM135
Record ID	object;EPM;ca;Mus21;41;ar
Library Location	Aga Khan Museum
Date	1628
Notes	This album shows portraits of Mughal emperors. The upper portrait shows Jangir (r. 1605-27) at Jaharuka in a scene looking out of a window, while the lower portrait depicts his son Shah Jahan (r. 1627-58) in larger dimensions with a golden cloud or halo surrounding his head. Most famous today is the building of the Taj Mahal, where Shah Jahan was also an expert in gemstones. In this portrait it is He is richly decorated with necklaces, bracelets and dangling ornaments of pearls, emeralds, rubies and other gems. He wears an orange turban adorned with strings of pearls, rubies and emeralds and a turban of sapphires (sarbeek) made from the feathers of a black egret. (Katar) with his right arm holding a sword, and he holds his imperial ring in his left hand, which is evidence of his sovereignty.
Sample Text	“Portraits of Janjir and Shah Jahan” within Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ca;Mus21;41;ar

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Portraits of Janjir and Shah Jahan

(بورتريهات لجانجير وشاه جهان)

Author Signed by Balchand and Nadir Al-Zaman

Author Original موقعة من قبل بالشاند وندير الزمان

Publication Date 1628

Publication Place - Aga Khan Museum

Subject Opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 55.1 × 34.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID AKM135

Record ID object;EPM;ca;Mus21;41;ar

Library Location Aga Khan Museum

Date 1628

Notes This album shows portraits of Mughal emperors. The upper portrait shows Jangir (r. 1605-27) at Jaharuka in a scene looking out of a window, while the lower portrait depicts his son Shah Jahan (r. 1627-58) in larger dimensions with a golden cloud or halo surrounding his head. Most famous today is the building of the Taj Mahal, where Shah Jahan was also an expert in gemstones. In this portrait it is He is richly decorated with necklaces, bracelets and dangling ornaments of pearls, emeralds, rubies and other gems. He wears an orange turban adorned with strings of pearls, rubies and emeralds and a turban of sapphires (sarbeek) made from the feathers of a black egret. (Katar) with his right arm holding a sword, and he holds his imperial ring in his left hand, which is evidence of his sovereignty.

Sample Text “Portraits of Janjir and Shah Jahan” within Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ca;Mus21;41;ar