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[[Image:Jahangir - Abu al-Hasan.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|A detailed portrait of the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Jahangir]] holding a celestial globe by [[Abu'l-Hasan (artist)|Abul Hasan]] (dated 1617 AD)<ref>{{cite web |
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'''Muhammad Saleh Thattvi''' (also spelled '''Muhammad Salih Tatah-wi''' and '''Muhammad Salih Tatawi''') was a 17th-century [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] craftsman known for making seamless [[celestial globe]]s and [[astrolabe]]s. |
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|title = National Portrait Gallery claims "Lost" Emperor Portrait is Largest Mughal Painting Ever Seen |
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|title = Jahangir portrait sold for Rs. 10 crore at London auction |
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'''Muhammad Saleh Thattvi''' (1074 AH/1663–64 AD), [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] metallurgist, astronomer, geometer and craftsman, was born and raised in [[Thatta]], [[Sindh]] province in [[Pakistan]], during the reign of the Mughal Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] and the governorship of the Mughal [[Nawab]] [[Mirza Ghazi Beg]] of Sindh. During those years young metallurgists were recruited, patronized and delivered to the Mughal court at [[Agra]].<ref name="Savage-Smith 1985"/> |
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==Celestial globe== |
==Celestial globe== |
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In 1559, Muhammad Saleh Thattvi headed the task of creating a massive, seamless [[celestial globe]] using a secret ''[[cire perdue]]'' method in the [[Mughal Empire]], the famous celestial globe of Muhammad Saleh Thattvi is inscribed with [[Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] inscriptions. Twenty other such globes were produced in Lahore and Kashmir during the Mughal Empire. It is considered a major feat in metallurgy.<ref name="Savage-Smith 1985">{{cite journal |
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== Legacy == |
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Seamless [[celestial globe]] were also made by Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman in (998 AH/1589-90 AD).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Makhdoomi (Srinagar) |first1=Dr Rumana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TBzXEAAAQBAJ&dq=Ali+Kashmiri+ibn+Luqman&pg=PA1921 |title=Warriors and Falcons: Life Sketches of 100 outstanding Kashmiri Doctors |last2=York) |first2=Prof Faroque A. Khan (New |date=2023-09-12 |publisher=Partridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-5437-0925-4 |language=en}}</ref> He created many masterpieces in [[Kashmir]] in the reign of the Mughal Emperor [[Akbar]], and during his rule the craft found its way into the city of [[Lahore]] and its workshops were most prolific, because there Metallurgists made making precision seamlessly cast globes. But the most prolific and largest was made during the reign of [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]] by Muhammad Salih Thattvi in (1074 AH/1665 AD) and is of interest for being inscribed in both [[Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]]. Seamlessly cast globes continued to be made in Lahore up to the mid-nineteenth century.<ref name="Savage-Smith 1985"/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Astronomers of the medieval Islamic world]] |
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Revision as of 00:24, 4 June 2024
Muhammad Saleh Thattvi (1074 AH/1663–64 AD), Mughal metallurgist, astronomer, geometer and craftsman, was born and raised in Thatta, Sindh province in Pakistan, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the governorship of the Mughal Nawab Mirza Ghazi Beg of Sindh. During those years young metallurgists were recruited, patronized and delivered to the Mughal court at Agra.[3]
Celestial globe
In 1559, Muhammad Saleh Thattvi headed the task of creating a massive, seamless celestial globe using a secret cire perdue method in the Mughal Empire, the famous celestial globe of Muhammad Saleh Thattvi is inscribed with Arabic and Persian inscriptions. Twenty other such globes were produced in Lahore and Kashmir during the Mughal Empire. It is considered a major feat in metallurgy.[3]
Legacy
Seamless celestial globe were also made by Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman in (998 AH/1589-90 AD).[4] He created many masterpieces in Kashmir in the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and during his rule the craft found its way into the city of Lahore and its workshops were most prolific, because there Metallurgists made making precision seamlessly cast globes. But the most prolific and largest was made during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan by Muhammad Salih Thattvi in (1074 AH/1665 AD) and is of interest for being inscribed in both Arabic and Persian. Seamlessly cast globes continued to be made in Lahore up to the mid-nineteenth century.[3]
References
- ^ "National Portrait Gallery claims "Lost" Emperor Portrait is Largest Mughal Painting Ever Seen". ArtKnowledgeNews.com. March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Jahangir portrait sold for Rs. 10 crore at London auction". The Hindu newspaper. PTI. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Savage-Smith, Emilie; Belloli, Andrea P. A. (1985). "Islamicate Celestial Globes: Their History, Construction, and Use". Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology (46). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press: 1–354. doi:10.5479/si.00810258.46.1.
- ^ Makhdoomi (Srinagar), Dr Rumana; York), Prof Faroque A. Khan (New (12 September 2023). Warriors and Falcons: Life Sketches of 100 outstanding Kashmiri Doctors. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5437-0925-4.