Akbar Hears a Petition from an Akbarnama ca. 1604 Manohar Mughal dynasty Akbar(r. 1556 - 1605) This page from the Akbarnama (History of Akbar) illustrates the emperor seated in regal isolation at the center of the painting, listening to a petition being presented to him by a noble. The European depicted near the bottom left demonstrates the cosmopolitan mix of people at court as well as Akbar's interest in the portrayal of different types of people
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