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A Hindu princess committing sati against the wishes of the Emperor Akbar but with his reluctant consent
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Naw'ī, Mohammad Rizā, (-1610)
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A Hindu princess committing sati against the wishes of the Emperor Akbar but with his reluctant consent
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Depicts a scene in the work Sūz u gudāz ("Burning and melting") by Muhammad Rizā Nau'ī of Khasbushan (d. 1610). In the right foreground, on horseback, is Prince Dāniyāl, Akbar's third son, from whom Nau'ī received the story.
Date 18th century (Imprint)
Medium Gouache
Dimensions 22.6 x 16 cm
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Notes Other depictions of this scene are found in a manuscript in the British Library, MS Or. 2839, fol. 17v (see J. Losty, The art of the book in India, London c.1982, pp. 98-99, and N. Titley, Miniatures from Persian manuscripts, London 1977, p. 135) and a manuscript in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, no. P. 268, fol. 31v (see N. Titley, Persian miniature painting, London 1983, pp. 121-122)
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