PICTURING THE IMPERIAL MUGHAL `PERFECT HUNTER’ – TAASA Review September 2020

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This article was originally found in the September 2020 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 9).

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Shaha Parpia T he Mughals, Islamic rulers of Central Asian Timurid descent, were one of the most influential of the world’s great dynasties who ruled over large parts of the Indian sub-continent from 1526-1858.

Territorial expansions during the reign of Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) resulted in the integration of a multi-religious/ethnic populace into a single political system.

South Asian and Persian cultural traditions and artistic styles hence merged in the Mughal court...