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Detail of an added miniature in the Khamsa of Nizami (British Library, Or. 12208), showing the illuminator and calligrapher working. Wikipedia British Library - Mughal India collaboration As part of the main BL project, this focuses on the BL's collection of Mughal art, and the associated "Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire" exhibition. Interested in writing about something? Here's some of the highlights... Material The exhibition includes a number of significant artworks and manuscripts, as well as representative copies of other major works. The list here gives the works as well as (where notable) the individual manuscripts (MS). Those marked with ‡ have been photographed and images may (hopefully) be available. Baburnama - a history of the emperor Babur ‡ MS: Baburhama (British Library, Or. 3714). Akbarnama - a history of the emperor Akbar (including vol. 3, separately written about as the Ain-i-Akbari) ‡ MS: Akbarnama (British Library, Or. 12988). ‡ Additional copy of Ain-i-Akbari - Add. 16872 (c. 1780). Khamsa of Nizami ‡ MS: Khamsa of Nizami (British Library, Or. 12208). Ahval-i Humayun Padshah - "Life of King Humayun", autobiography by Gulbadan Begum. (notes) Or. 166 is the sole extant MS. (Alternative titles - Humayun Nama, Humayun-nama) Mu'izz al-ansab - "Glorifier of Pedigrees", Timurid genealogy (notes) ‡ MS: Or. 14306. Treaty of Allahabad ‡ MS: Eur G.49. Vaqi'at-i Baburi - autobiographical memoirs of Babur MS: Add. 26324 (earliest dated copy) Kabutarnama - "Book of Pigeons", an instructional poem for pigeon-fanciers. ‡ MS: IO Islamic 4811 Bayaz-i khvushbu'i - "Notebook of Fragrance", a handbook of household management and activities. MS: IO Islamic 828 Shahnama - "Book of Kings" ‡ MS: Royal Asiatic Society Persian MS. 239 Anvar-i Suhayli - "Lights of Canopus" ‡ MS: Add. 18579. Fuente de Vida (or The Truth-Reflecting Mirror) - Jerome Xavier MS: Harley 5478 (in translation, as Ainah-i haqqnuma) Razmnama - "Book of Battles" (extracts from the Mahabharata) MS: Add. Or. 2778, 2780 ‡ MS: Razmnamah (British Library, Or. 12076). Tarikh-i Alfi - "History of the Millennium", commissioned by Akbar MS: Add. 16681 Artists All or most of the 10 artists with (except for Abd al-Samad, rather short) biographies in Category:Painters from the Mughal Empire are represented. To check Currently not sure if these are in the exhibition or not... Tuzk-e-Jahangiri - memoirs of Jahangir (not on display?) Padshahnama - series of works on Shah Jahan Tutinama - "Tales of a Parrot", illustrated MS commissioned for Akbar Hamzanama Themes Mughal architecture Akbari Architecture Mughal art Mughal manuscripts Mughal painting Mughal coinage Mughal dynastic seals - there are some lovely examples of these photographed Resources Exhibition blog