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Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years])
c. 1595
Overall: 41 x 22.6 cm (16 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1932.36.a
Location: Not on view
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Devastation after an earthquake includes a horse trapped under a fallen pavilion.Description
The 1,000th anniversary of Islam, according to the Hijri calendar followed by the Mughals and all Muslims, occurred during Akbar’s reign in 1592. He commemorated this milestone in many ways, including the commissioning of a new history of the Islamic world since the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632. The episode discussed on this page took place during the 800s, when hailstorms beset Egypt and an earthquake hit Syria. The ruling caliph at the time was strongly prejudiced against Muslims who belonged to the Shi‘ite branch of Islam. Akbar seemed to be asking his artists to emphasize the natural disasters that took place, suggesting that they occurred as a result of the ruler’s intolerance.- ?-1932(Ajit Ghose, Calcutta, India, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1932-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- "A Mughal Miniature." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 19, no. 6 (June 1932): 95-97. Reproduced: front cover; Mentioned: p. 95-97 25137481The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 776 archive.org
- Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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