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Portrait of Muradbakhsh, son of Shah Jahan, born after Shuja, who during his father's time reigned over Gujarat; after his father's death Aurangzeb killed him and took possession of Gujarat
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Muradbakhsh depicted to the waist, turned to the left, with his right hand on his sword and his left hand on the kattar tucked into his belt. Leaf 7 in the 'Witsen Album', containing 49 Indian miniatures of rulers. A piece of paper with the name in Persian is pasted above the portrait. Below the portrait, a piece of paper bears the name in Portuguese.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Muradbakhsh, zoon van Shah Jahan, die na Shuja is geboren en in de tijd van zijn vader regeerde over Gujarat; na de dood van zijn vader heeft Aurangzeb hem gedood en Gujarat in bezit genom. c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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