Mughal and Indian Art History

Vocabulary and key artists/architects associated with Mughal architecture and Indian manuscript paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Mirak Mirza Ghiyas

The architect of the Tomb of Humayun in Delhi, India, constructed between 1561–72.

Ustad Ahmad Lahori

The architect of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, constructed between 1632-53.

Mumtazabad

Also known as Taj Ganj, it is a component (labeled 10) of the aerial complex of the Taj Mahal.

Hamzanama

Known as the Book of Hamza, a dispersed manuscript from c. 1562-77, likely produced in Lahore, Pakistan.

Akbarnama

The Book of Akbar, containing illustrations such as 'Emperor Akbar giving audience,' dating from the late 1580s and made in Lahore.

Jahangirnama

The Book of Jahangir, exemplified by a manuscript illustration from c. 1624 titled 'Durbar of Jahangir' from northern India.

Padshahnama

Known as the Book of the King, this 1650s Delhi manuscript contains illustrations such as 'Emperor Shah Jahan giving audience.'

Nasir al-Din

The artist who painted the 'Asavari Ragini' from the Chavand Ragamala Series in Chavand, Rajasthan, in 1605.

Sahibdin

The artist who painted the 'Malavi Ragini' (1628) and the Ramayana manuscript (1649-53) for Maharana Jagat Singh in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Maharana Jagat Singh

The ruler (r. 1628-52) for whom Sahibdin painted the Ramayana manuscript in Udaipur between 1649-53.

Fustat

The location in Cairo, Egypt, where 10th-15th century western Indian cotton resist- and mordant-dyed textiles were excavated.

Chintz

Indian textiles from the Coromandel Coast, used for items like a Holland-tailored petticoat and jacket c. 1725.

Tipu's Tiger

An object made for Tipu Sultan in Mysore, India (c. 1793) consisting of painted wood and metal.

Thomas Daniell

An artist known for the 1786 hand-colored aquatint with etching, 'Old Courthouse and Writers Building,' from the 'Views of Calcutta' series.