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Source Description
In this folio from Walters manuscript W.649, Emperor Akbar eventually permits the young Hindu girl to practice sati (self-immolation). Akbar's son, Prince Daniyal, accompanies the woman to the funeral pyre.
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Document identity
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80059
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Prince Daniyal Accompanies the Young Hindu Girl to the Funeral Pyre
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80059
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title
Prince Daniyal Accompanies the Young Hindu Girl to the Funeral Pyre
description
In this folio from Walters manuscript W.649, Emperor Akbar eventually permits the young Hindu girl to practice sati (self-immolation). Akbar's son, Prince Daniyal, accompanies the woman to the funeral pyre.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1068 AH/AD 1657 (Safavid; Mughal)
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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cm
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23.5
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14.5
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H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
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Islamic
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Safavid Dynasty
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16860
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