id:			146195
accession number:	1971.85
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.85
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:55.862000

Babur meeting with Sultan Ali Mirza at the Kohik River, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur), c. 1590. India, Mughal school, 16th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; image: 28 x 16.5 cm (11 x 6 1/2 in.); overall: 41 x 27.1 cm (16 1/8 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.85

title:				Babur meeting with Sultan Ali Mirza at the Kohik River, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)
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creation date:			c. 1590
creation date earliest:		1585
creation date latest:		1595
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	India, Mughal school, 16th century
technique:	opaque watercolor and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Image: 28 x 16.5 cm (11 x 6 1/2 in.); Overall: 41 x 27.1 cm (16 1/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); August 13, 2003 - February 18, 2004.<br>Indian Minature Rotation (Gallery 115); August 18, 2004 -

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
Camels carry collapsed tents to be pitched for nightly encampments and parties.

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wall description:
Thirty years before he captured Delhi and founded the Mughal Empire, Babur began his expansionist activities at the age of 13, as depicted in this painting of an encounter that took place in 1496. Having traveled long distances across harsh dry terrain, Babur confronted one of his rivals who, like him, was angling to march on and conquer the illustrious city of Samarkand, the former capital of his ancestor Timur.
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