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The Siege of Baghdad by Tahir, from the <em>Tarikh-i-Alfi</em> by Ajit Ghose — VisualArtsDB

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The Siege of Baghdad by Tahir, from the <em>Tarikh-i-Alfi</em>

The Siege of Baghdad by Tahir, from the <em>Tarikh-i-Alfi</em>

The Siege of Baghdad by Tahir, from the <em>Tarikh-i-Alfi</em>

1590

Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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South Asian and Himalayan ArtReign of Akbar (1556 - 1605)Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)Art

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