Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings (7 dez 1620 ano antes da era comum – 26 set 1620 ano antes da era comum)
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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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