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Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings (dec 7, 1620 BC – sep 26, 1620 BC)

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1620 CE
Watercolor, gold and ink on paper
Bichitr

Jahangir was named after a shaikh who predicted his birth.

Allegorical painting of Jahangir sits atop a platform receiving visitors.
Halo behind head suggest emperorship and divine truth.

The most important figure on the left is the Shaikh who is receiving a book from Jahangir suggesting that the emperor prefers a mystic over the company of kings.

Below the Shaikh is the Sultan, hands joined in respect

Below the Sultan is King James I of England, shows a bit of arrogance and unease.

Lastly is the artist Bichitr (Hindu, because of the yellow robe he wears)

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Date:

dec 7, 1620 BC
sep 26, 1620 BC
~ 2 months and 12 days

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