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Shah Jahan retained the title when he succeeded his father as emperor in 1628.\r\nIn later years, Shah Jahan added the Persian inscription in black ink in the border, noting that it is 'a good likeness of me in my twenty-fifth year and it is the fine work of Nader al-Zaman [= the leading artist of the reign, Abu'l Hasan]'. \r\nThe minute inscription in Nasta'aliq calligraphy in gold beginning on the right of the green ground, under Shah Jahan's hand, and continuing on the left beneath his right elbow may be translated: Blessed likeness of the qibla [the direction of Mecca] and master of mankind / the work of the [artist] born in hereditary palatial service Nadir al-Zaman. The title 'Shah Jahan' is written above his head in gold.","physicalDescription":"Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Shah Jahan is depicted as a prince, wearing an orange jama, standing facing right with his face in strict profile and holding up a turban ornament. The deep green background is filled with flowering plants, and the artist's signature is in gold on the left of the prince. Persian verses reserved against a gold ground filled with interlocking lines bearing coloured palmettes and leaves are in narrow borders at left and right. 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