Jahangir and Qutb ad-Din Khan Koka
Painting
1605-1627 (made)
1605-1627 (made)
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The Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) sits crosslegged on a low platform beneath a rectangular red sandstone canopy. Behind him, a young man holds a flywhisk, one of the emblems of royalty, above his head. All the characters are identified by minute Persian inscriptions. On the terrace below the platform, on the left, is the emperor's foster-brother, Qutb al-Din Khan Koka. On the right are Raja Sangram, zamindar of Kharagpur, whose son is the boy holding the fly whisk behind the emperor. Raja Sangram died in 1606. The other figure is Dalpat Ujjainiya, wearing the four-pointed jama fashionable in Akbar's reign. The painting was probably done in the early years of Jahangir's reign, and is attributed to the artist Manohar in the lower border. It was later remounted for an album of Shah Jahan, when the floral borders characteristic of his reign were added. The original album was broken up, and many of the paintings were copied in about 1800. Lady Wantage bequeathed to the museum loose folios, comprising 17th century court paintings and some of the later copies. These were all believed to be genuine until 1949, when the great Indian scholar Moti Chandra analysed the features of the later copies in his groundbreaking book The Technique of Mughal Painting.
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Title | Jahangir and Qutb ad-Din Khan Koka (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Jahangir receiving Qutb ad-Din Khan Koka at Lahore, by Manohar, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, 1605-1610 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting the emperor Jahangir receiving Qutb ad-Din Khan Koka at Lahore. The emperor sits cross-legged on a low platform beneath a rectangular red sandstone canopy, with a young man behind him holding a fly whisk above his head. On the terrace below the platform, on the left, Qutb al-Din Khan Koka wears a gold short coat above a green jama and holds his hands respectfully upwards towards the emperor. On the right are Raja Sangram, zamindar of Kharakpur, whose son is the boy holding the fly whisk behind the emperor. The other figure is Dalpat Ujjainiya, wearing the four-pointed jama of Akbar's reign. |
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Content description | The Mughal emperor Jahangir receiving Qutb ad-Din Khan Koka at Lahore. The emperor sits crosslegged on a low platform beneath a rectangular red sandstone canopy, with a young man behind him holding a flywhisk above his head. On the terrace below the platform, on the left, Qutb al-Din Khan Koka wears a gold short coat above a green jama and holds his hands respectfully upwards towards the emperor. On the right are Raja Sangram, zamindar of Kharakpur, whose son is the boy holding the fly whisk behind the emperor. The other figure is Dalpat Ujjainiya, wearing the four-pointed jama of Akbar's reign. |
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Gallery label | JAHANGIR (r. 1605-1627) RECEIVING NOBLES
Opaque water colour and gold on paper
Mughal, by Manohar
ca. 1605
IM.111-1921
Bequeathed by Lady Wantage
All the figures in this scene are identified by minute Persian inscriptions. The emperor’s foster brother Qutb al-Din Khan Koka is on the left. Raja Sangram, the zamindar (landholder) of Kharagpur in Bihar, is on the far right. His son, Ruzafzun, stands behind Jahangir, holding up a flywhisk, one of the emblems of royalty. The other figure is Dalpat Ujjainiya, whose daughter had married one of Jahangir’s sons. The picture was later remounted for an album of Shah Jahan, when the floral borders were added.
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Lady Wantage |
Object history | Part of the bequest of the Right Honourable Harriet Sarah Baroness Wantage, of Locking House, Wantage Berks, widow of the first and last Baron Wantage, V.C., K.C.B., V.D. R.P. 1920-8342, 1920-5869, 1921-3081, 1921-177 |
Historical context | Raja Sangram died at the end of 1606, according to Jahangir's memoirs. |
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Summary | The Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) sits crosslegged on a low platform beneath a rectangular red sandstone canopy. Behind him, a young man holds a flywhisk, one of the emblems of royalty, above his head. All the characters are identified by minute Persian inscriptions. On the terrace below the platform, on the left, is the emperor's foster-brother, Qutb al-Din Khan Koka. On the right are Raja Sangram, zamindar of Kharagpur, whose son is the boy holding the fly whisk behind the emperor. Raja Sangram died in 1606. The other figure is Dalpat Ujjainiya, wearing the four-pointed jama fashionable in Akbar's reign. The painting was probably done in the early years of Jahangir's reign, and is attributed to the artist Manohar in the lower border. It was later remounted for an album of Shah Jahan, when the floral borders characteristic of his reign were added. The original album was broken up, and many of the paintings were copied in about 1800. Lady Wantage bequeathed to the museum loose folios, comprising 17th century court paintings and some of the later copies. These were all believed to be genuine until 1949, when the great Indian scholar Moti Chandra analysed the features of the later copies in his groundbreaking book The Technique of Mughal Painting. |
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Accession number | IM.111-1921 |
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Record created | March 20, 2008 |
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