Muḥammad ʿAlí Beg, envoy from Persia


Muḥammad ʿAlí Beg, The envoy from Persia, perhaps ambassador of Shah Safi to Shah Jahan in 1041 H (1631 AD), wears pink tunic and stands in profile against light blue ground. Framed by a brown border with gold vegetal motifs along top and bottom of image, followed by border of gold vegetal motifs on orange ground; margin decorated with motif of alternating pink and red flowering plants outlined in gold on neutral ground


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Location: India
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: hindu, motifs, persia, princes, tunic