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Image Details : Procession of the Durbar of the Emperor Akbar 11 (1806 - 1837) North India circa 1820 23.4 cm x 18.5 cm The Mughal Emperor Akbar 11 is represented sitting in a palanquin mounted on an elephant smoking a hookah, behind him is seated his son and heir apparent, Abu'l Zafar Siraj al-Din who became the last emperor Bahadur Shah, he is holding the morchal. They are in progress with a large crowd of dignitaries and courtesans. A small empty palanquin is carried before the Imperial elephant and royal insignia are carried by the attendants including an umbrella (chhatri), solar discs of gold or painted with fringes of cloth, standards made of ostrich feathers, and a fan in the shape of a large serrated leaf. Old silver frame. Attributed to Ghulam Ali Khan. Oval Miniature on ivory. Similar Examples M Archer Company Drawings in the Indian Office Library, London 1972 no 168,171,172 and also no 175 for two miniatures on ivory representing Akbar 11 and his two last sons painted by Ghulam Ali Khan. Pages 166-171 is another study of the period. These are also on ivory .Ghulam Ali Khan was one of the most famous court painters. M Archer Company Paintings, Indian Paintings of the British Period London 1992 pp 129 - 131 and no 136 for a note on Ghulam Ali Khan who worked on albums ordered by Fraser and Colonel Skinner. Sotheby's London 25 May 2005 no 16.

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By the way, had read somewhere that when Akbar was buried, angry mobs went out and vandalised his grave in anger against his proposition of Din-e-lahi, a religious movement that tried to break the bonds of islam in India with the caliphate. How true is that historical occurence?

This is absolutely incorrect. Akbar's mausoleum was vandalized by the Jats, twice. Also the painting above could not be that of Akbar, since he kept no beard.

I should perhaps add that all Jats were not responsible for this act of vandalism - just the Bharatpur Jats. They were later punished by the Rajputs from Amber, who were allied with the Mughals. Going back to the Din-e-Ilahi, the only person who paid the price for this movement was Abul Fazl, the illustrious author of the 'Akbar Nama' and 'Ain-e-Akbari', who was murdered by a team led by the Raja of Orchha (near Jhansi) in a plot hatched by Prince Saleem (later Emperor Jahangir). Akbar was deeply saddened by this plot.