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Portrait of Sultan Mahmud, son of Ibrahim Adil-shah; after his father he was ruler of Bijapur
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Sultan Mahmud depicted to the waist, turned to the left, holding a sword in his left hand, a flower in his right hand, and a shield at his left side. Leaf 40 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 Sultan Mahmud, zoon van Ibrahim Adil-shah; na zijn vader is hij heerser over Bijapur geweest. c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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