![Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh and the Holy Man Shah Sarma Seated unde a Tree - Mughal Painting, Circa 18th Century](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr6w3GRecFcXZbgddkA4h2CIs6ixkYJ5TyaLDBuNWihGaUD0yoVT3wNOzArcXhNRz_1np6YDdxeEbtrm0dPGyU4s1zyw0uLBrnhpKWiRfEqBxxK78hiZ9ZN5GzU2p99OVmaHUbvwkh4wl/s1400/Mughal-Prince-Dara-Shikoh-and-the-Holy-Man-Shah-Sarma-Seated-unde-a-Tree---Mughal-Painting%252C-Circa-18th-Century.jpg)
According to inscriptions written in nastaʿlīq script, this painting depicts the Mughal prince Dārā Shikōh (b. 1024 AH / 1615 CE) and the holy man Shāh Sarmad (Sarmad Kashani) seated under a tree. Behind the wise man stands an attendant with a peacock-feather fan. A celebrated scholar, sufi, and ruler, Dārā Shikōh was the eldest son of Shāh Jahān.
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