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Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and courtiers
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Ruler of the western Himalayan kingdom of Kangra from 1775 to 1823, Sansar Chand (1765–1823) is seated on a red dais. As a youth at around 18 years of age, he still has not grown a beard, and his distinctive curly bushy hair is visible beneath his pink turban. This portrait may commemorate the Mughals relinquishing control of Kangra in 1783.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRaja Sansar Chand of Kangra and courtiers, c. 1783. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 1986.63
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