Jahangir's patronage and the rise of imperial portraiture (1605–1627)

1. Jahangir succeeds Akbar and refocuses court arts

   Oct 24, 1605Labels: Jahangir, Mughal court

   • Britannica

2. Imperial album culture consolidates under Jahangir

   Jan 1, 1609Labels: Muraqqa, Jahangir

   • Met Essay
   • Gulshan Album

3. Naturalistic court painting showcased in chinar study

   Jan 1, 1610Labels: Abu l, Nature study

   • Squirrels Leaf
   • Britannica Abu l

4. Nur Jahan’s marriage reshapes patronage networks

   May 25, 1611Labels: Nur Jahan, Jahangir

   • Britannica Nur Jahan
   • Jahangir Wiki

5. Bishandas sent to Persia to paint likenesses

   Jan 1, 1613Labels: Bishandas, Safavid Persia

   • Bishandas

6. Allegorical portraiture emerges as a court mode

   Jan 1, 1615Labels: Allegorical portraiture, Jahangir

   • Smithsonian FSA

7. Bichitr paints “Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaykh”

   Jan 1, 1616Labels: Bichitr, Jahangir

   • Smithsonian FSA
   • Britannica Bichitr

8. Abu’l Hasan completes “An Aged Pilgrim”

   Jan 1, 1618Labels: Abu l, Ascetic portrait

   • Aga Khan Mus
   • Britannica Abu l

9. Imaginary meeting in “Jahangir Embracing Shah Abbas”

   Jan 1, 1618Labels: Imagined meeting, Shah Abbas

   • Jahangir Abbas

10. Jahangir commissions “Jahangir Shooting Malik Ambar”

    Jan 1, 1620Labels: Abu l, Allegory

    • Malik Ambar
    • LACMA Notes

11. “Jahangir Entertains Shah Abbas” extends allegory

    Jan 1, 1620Labels: Allegorical portraiture, Shah Abbas

    • Entertains Abbas

12. Jahangir begins commissioning the “Emperor’s Album” folios

    Jan 1, 1620Labels: Emperor s, Jahangir

    • Met Essay
    • Album Wiki

13. Nur Jahan’s name appears on Mughal coinage

    Jan 1, 1622Labels: Nur Jahan, Mughal coinage

    • NGC

14. Jahangir dies; portraiture model endures under Shah Jahan

    Oct 28, 1627Labels: Jahangir, Shah Jahan

    • Britannica
    • Met Essay