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Portrait of Neknam-khan; he was vizier to Sultan Abdullah and served as army commander (sar-lashkar) of Karnatak after Mir Jumla
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Neknam-khan depicted to the waist, turned to the left, holding a staff in his left hand. Leaf 25 in the 'Witsen Album', with 49 Indian miniatures of princes. Above the portrait a piece of paper with the name in Persian. Below the portrait a piece of paper with the name in Portuguese.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Neknam-khan; hij is vizier van Sultan Abdullah geweest en heeft gediend als legeraanvoerder (sar-lashkar) van Karnatak na Mir Jumla. c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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