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Portrait of Sharza Khan, who served as vizier during the reign of Sultan Abdullah and is also vizier during the reign of Abul Hasan
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Sharza Khan depicted to the waist, turned to the left, his hands folded before him. Leaf 35 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 Sharza Khan, die in de tijd van Sultan Abdullah als vizier heeft gediend en ook vizier is in de tijd van Abul Hasan. c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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