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| It originally contained fourteen illustrations, of which 12 survive. All of the paintings are in a vertical format, and the size ranges from 18 by 12 cm to 18 by 15 cm. The paintings have little to do with the text.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|pp=41-42, 45}} | It originally contained fourteen illustrations, of which 12 survive. All of the paintings are in a vertical format, and the size ranges from 18 by 12 cm to 18 by 15 cm. The paintings have little to do with the text.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|pp=41-42, 45}} | ||
| The folios 20b, 21b, 26b, 36a and 40b depict court life. |
The folios 20b, 21b, 26b, 36a and 40b depict court life.In these, the queen ] was featured, in Indian poses, such as sitting on her husband's lap. Such poses were common in the representation of Hindu gods. These paintings were unorthodox for a work commissioned for the court of a Muslim kingdom. The queen's images were scraped off, probably during the reign of her son Murtaza I.{{sfn|Zebrowski|1983|pp=18}}{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|pp=44}} | ||
| The folio 29a shows the ''dohada'' theme, where a tree blooms at the touch of a young woman.{{sfn|Zebrowski|1983|pp=18}} The young woman here is the queen Khunza Humayun. However, her image is not scraped off. Six women surround her, all being dressed in saris.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|pp=42}} | The folio 29a shows the ''dohada'' theme, where a tree blooms at the touch of a young woman.{{sfn|Zebrowski|1983|pp=18}} The young woman here is the queen Khunza Humayun. However, her image is not scraped off. Six women surround her, all being dressed in saris.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|pp=42}} | ||
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Kitab-i Tarif-i Husain Shah Padshah-i Dakan (Chronicle of Husain Shah, King of the Deccan), generally known as Tarif-i Husain Shahi or Tarif-i Husain Shah is a manuscript compiled in the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.
Paintings
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It originally contained fourteen illustrations, of which 12 survive. All of the paintings are in a vertical format, and the size ranges from 18 by 12 cm to 18 by 15 cm. The paintings have little to do with the text.
The folios 20b, 21b, 26b, 36a and 40b depict court life.In these, the queen Khunza Humayun was featured, in Indian poses, such as sitting on her husband's lap. Such poses were common in the representation of Hindu gods. These paintings were unorthodox for a work commissioned for the court of a Muslim kingdom. The queen's images were scraped off, probably during the reign of her son Murtaza I.
The folio 29a shows the dohada theme, where a tree blooms at the touch of a young woman. The young woman here is the queen Khunza Humayun. However, her image is not scraped off. Six women surround her, all being dressed in saris.
The folios 34b, 43b, 44a, 45b, 46b and 47a depict the campaign against Vijayanagara.
References
- Sohoni 2018, pp. 41–42, 45.
- ^ Zebrowski 1983, pp. 18.
- Sohoni 2018, pp. 44.
- Sohoni 2018, pp. 42.
Bibilography
- Sohoni, Pushkar (2018). The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India. I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Zebrowski, Mark (1983). Deccani painting. Roli Books International, New Delhi.