This leaf comes from the one of the major illustrated reproductions of the Razmnama, a Persian translation of the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. During this period two other versions were produced; a dispersed copy originating from 1598 and a version dating from 1605. This particular copy of 1616-17 was commissioned by the great bibliophile 'Abd al-Rahim, also commander of the Mughal armies to which he was appointed in 1584.
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