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Akbar's forces besieging Rai Surjan Hada's fort of Ranthambhor, 1569
from the Akbarnama


This painting is an illustration from the Akbarnama depicts the Mughal army led by the emperor Akbar, besieging Rai Surjan Hada's fort of Ranthambhor in Rajasthan, in 1569. Composition by Miskina and painted by Bhurah.
Note the small bamboo screen, standard equipment for Indian gunners.


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