Why it matters
This illustrated manuscript of the history of the Mughal emperor Akbar was made at the Mughal court in Agra. It was copied by the calligrapher Muhammad Husain Kashmiri, honoured by Akbar as 'Golden Pen'.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1600.
- The Chester Beatty Library holds 61 miniatures; the British Library holds the first volume.
- The manuscript is unfinished and ends in 1579.
Based on the German Wikipedia article Chester-Beatty Akbar-nāma (CC BY-SA 4.0).