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They illustrate an episode described in the Akbarnama, the history of the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605). The composition was designed by the court artist Kanha, with a second artist, Khiman Sangtarash, being responsible for the painting. The scene depicts the victory of Khan Zaman (Ali Quli Khan) over the Afghans on the banks of the river Jumna in 1561. \r\n\r\nThe Akbarnama (Book of Akbar) was commissioned by the emperor as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written in Persian by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and is thought to have been illustrated between c. 1592 and 1594 by at least forty-nine different artists from Akbar's studio. After Akbar's death in 1605, this manuscript remained in the library of his son, Jahangir (r. 1605-27) and later Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58). 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