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Portrait of Dara Shikoh, eldest son of Shah Jahan, who ruled the province of Delhi during his father's lifetime; after his father's death, Aurangzeb had him killed and became ruler of Delhi himself
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Dara Shikoh is depicted to the waist, turned to the left, with his right hand holding his sword on his shoulder and in his left hand a fly-whisk. Sheet 8 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 Dara Shikoh, de oudste zoon van Shah Jahan, die in de tijd van zijn vader regeerde over de provincie Delhi; na de dood van zijn vader heeft Aurangzeb hem gedood en is zelf heerser van Delh. c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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