Mughal Emperor Humayun (Kabul, 1508-Delhi, 1556). Second emperor of the Mughal Empire. He governed Afghanistan, Pakistan and territories of the Northern India from 1530 to 1540. Tomb of Humayun in Delhi, India. It was commissioned by his first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (Haji Begum) in 1569-1570 and designed by the Persian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas. Engraving by Lemaitre after Kinnewel. From Panorama Universal-India, 1845. Later colouration.

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