Y MURSHIDABAD ARTIST, CIRCA 1775MUHAMMAD SHAH IN A PROCESSION WITH ALIVARDI KHAN OF BENGALBodycolour on paper24.8 x 49.5cm (9? x 19?in.)Provenance:Hartnoll & Eyre, London, where purchased by present owner, 1978.Mirza Nasir-ud-Din Mu?ammad Shah (1702 -1748) was the thirteenth Mughal emperor who reigned from 1719 to 1748. he is lavishly attired and bejewelled and is carried in a palanquin with the attributes of kingship: a royal parasol, chauri, fans and smoking a hookah. It has been suggested that the present work depicts a meeting with Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa (reigned 1740-1756) who follows on the grey horse. He was known for establishing independent rule, fighting off Maratha invasions and maintaining stability before the British takeover. The secular and sacred power of an Indian king was established by and expressed through grand public processions that celebrated royal events and religious festivities.
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