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Illustrations to the 1590s Persian translation of the memoirs of Mughal Emperor Babur: the Baburnama
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From manuscripts: British Library Or. 3714, the Victoria & Albert Museum manuscript, and detached folios.
1494, Babur enthroned as ruler of Fergana
Harvesting of the almond crop at Qand-i Badam
Ahmad Miran Shahi and Mahmud Chaghata'i, uncles of Babur, routing the enemy on a bridge when they invaded Ferghana
1494, Babur’s troops defying the enemy at the fort of Qaba
1495, Baqi Beg Chaghaniani paying homage to Babur
1495-6, Sayyidim, Quli Baba, and several warriors were unhorsed in battle and how news of their fate reached Sultan Husayn Mirza
1496, Disease at Qaba Disables the Horses
Babur and his army emerge from the Khwaja Didar Fort
Babur and his men drive the Uzbeks toward Samarkand.
Babur treated by doctors during a serious illness
1498, Jahangir Mirza and Sultan Ahmad Tambal repulsed by the ‘kizil ayak’ at Aush
1502, Acclamation of the Nine Standards
1502, Sultan Mahmud's elder son meeting Babur and sending his son Sultan Sa‘d Khan forward to greet him
1502, Babur advancing through the mountains to Kabul, passing the Minar Hill in deep snow
1504, The Gardens of Fidelity '(Baghi vafa)' being laid out at Kabul
1504, Babur watching men altering the course of the stream at Istalif so that it flowed in a straight line
1504, Babur orders the inscription at the spring near Zarafshan
1504, Babur and the bird catchers of Kabul
Babur supervising the laying out of the Garden of Fidelity, left
Babur supervising the laying out of the Garden of Fidelity, right
1505, Babur and his army arriving at Bila on the Indus
Perhaps: Left side of double picture: Babur meeting the Khurasan Mirzas in the tents of Badi al-Zaman Mirza in October 1506
1507, A banquet including roast goose given for Babur by the Mirzas
1507, Babur hunting on the plains of Kattavaz
1507, Shah Mansur and his servants being attacked by the leaderless Uzbeks watched by Shaibaq Khan
1507, Babur Marches from Kabul to Hindustan
1508, Babur celebrates the birth of Humayun in the Chahar Bagh of Kabul
Babur receives a courtier, Farrukh Baig, from Rawdat al-safa
Babur hunting Rhinoceros near Peshawar
Babur crossing the river Son
Babur fallen from his horse during a race
Babur greets courtiers at the Id festival
Babur at the royal court of Sultan Huseyn at Herat
Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor
Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand
Tambal attacking his cousin Babur
Harvesting of the almond crop at Qand-i Badam
Babur Seeks His Grandmother's Advice
Babur and Companions Warming Themselves Before a Camp Fire
Babur receiving Uzbek envoys
People taking a share of the game after Babur had been hunting rhinoceros
1519, Babur carrying a torch riding drunk through the camp after a celebration party on a boat
A Drunken Babur Returns to Camp at Night
Babur visiting ascetics at Gur Kattri
Babur hunting deer between ‘Ali Shang and Alangar near Kabul
Babur and Humayun go to see the Rhinoceros
1526, The battle of Panipat between the armies of Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
1526, The battle of Panipat between the armies of Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Khusrau Shah Kokultash swearing fealty to Babur
Babur entertains in Sultan Ibrahim Lodi's palace
Babur on rising ground in Kutila Lake visited by villagers in boats
Babur's men pursuing the inhabitants of Bilah across the River Indus
Babur visiting the Urvah valley in Gwalior where statues had been cut out of the rocks
1528, The defenders of Chanderi putting their women to death as Babur’s troops storm the fort in January, 1528
Entertainment provided for the envoys in the form of fighting rams and blackbuck
Babur crossing the Jumna seated on an ornate dais on a boat accompanied by other boats carrying musicians and horses

From the Walters manuscript W.596
Babur confronting enemies in the mountains of Kharabuk and Pashamun
The siege and battle of Isfarah
Foray to Kuhat (Kohat)
Despite his treachery, Muhammad Husaym Mirza, a relative of Babur, is released and sent to Khurasan
Having opened the gates of the Murghinan fortress, 'Ali Dust Taghayi pays homage to Babur
Babur camps at Jam, explores Bigram, and inquires about the Hindu temple Gurh Kattri
An awards ceremony at Sultan Ibrahim's court before an expedition to Sambhal
Babur being entertained in Ghazni by Jahangir Mirza
The battle with Afghans from the area of Kabul and Lamghan at the Jikdalik (Jagdalak) pass
The battle of Panipat and the death of Sultan Ibrahim
During an attempt to defend the Akhshi fort, Sultan Muhammad Vays offers Babur a healthy horse to replace his ailing one
Babur, entering Kabul, is welcomed by Qasim Beg, the city qadi, along with his retinue
Babur riding a raft from Kunar back to Atar
1495, Battle of the Hissar
Sultans pay homage to Babur
The battle of Kandahar on the side of the Murghan mountain
Babur hunting rhinoceros in Swati
Babur visits the Hindu temple Gurh Kattri
1504, Baqi Chaghanyani paying homage to Babur, near the river Oxus (Darya Amu)
The Fall of Samarkand
The inhabitants of Osh (Ush) drive the enemy out with sticks and clubs with a view to holding the town for Babur
Animals of Hindustan: monkeys, rodents and a peacock
Animals of Hindustan: small deer and cows called gini
Animals of Hindustan: monkeys called bandar that can be taught to do tricks
Date Trees of Hindustan
Birds of Hindustan
Birds of Hindustan, such as crows, magpies, and cuckoos, that live beside water, and alligators
Babur and his army in the Sinjid valley march toward Kabul
Birds of Hindustan: starlings, called pandavali
Birds of Hindustan: luchas, called buqalamun, and partridges

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