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A group of some 25 folios was acquired in Persia by Heinrich Karl Brugsch in 1860–61 and became known as the Berlin Album; it is now in the Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz. [4] The albums in Tehran and Berlin both now contain leaves from another, very similar Mughal album, the Muraqqaʿ-e Gulistan (Gulistan Palace Library, no. 1664 ...
Naubat Khan (also known as Ali Khan Karori) was an Indian classical music composer, musician and instrumentalist who was made a Mansabdar by Mughal Emperor Akbar.He is known today for his skills with the rudra veena or bīn, which he is shown playing in paintings by Mughal court artists.
Sadarang served in the court of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah (ruled 1719-1748). [3] [4] Sadarang and Adarang remain influential in Hindustani classical music, mainly through their compositions. [5] Salar Jung Nawwab Dargah Quli Khan, a young noble Deccani who lived in Delhi between 1738 and 1741, had the opportunity to hear Naimat Khan play the ...
The Mughals (also spelled Moghul or Mogul) is a Muslim corporate group from modern-day North India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. [1] They claim to have descended from the various Central Asian Mongolic , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and Turkic peoples that had historically settled in the Mughal India and mixed with the native Indian population. [ 1 ]
Gunsamundra (in white) and his son Khushal Khan (in pink) can be seen at the wedding procession of Dara Shikoh.Names are inscribed. Royal Collection Trust, London.. Lal Khan was a musician in the court of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who conferred the title of Gunsamundra on him on 19 November 1637.
Tawaif Mah Laqa Bai dancing in court. Mujra is a dance performance by man/woman in a format that emerged during Mughal rule in India, where the elite class and local rulers like the nawabs of the Indian society (often connected to the Mughal emperor's court) used to frequent tawaifs (courtesans) for their entertainment.
The people of Lahore celebrate many festivals and events throughout the year, blending Mughal, Western, and other traditions. Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha are celebrated. Many people decorate their houses and light candles to illuminate the streets and houses during public holidays; roads and businesses may be lit for days.
The dominant tradition of miniature painting in the late Middle Ages was that of Persia, which had a number of centres, but all usually dependent on one key patron, whether the shah himself, or a figure either governing a part of the country from a centre such as Herat, where Baysunghur was an important patron in the early 15th century, or the ruler of a further part of the Persianate world in ...