Shah Nawaz Khan, a historian who accompanied Nadir Shah of Afghanistan during the raid on Delhi in 1739, wrote that “among the loot that Nadir Shah took from the Red Fort were the twelve volumes of Akbar’s Hamzanama” or Daastan-i-Amir Hamza, the exquisite 1,400-page retelling of the legendary exploits of Amir Hamza. Mohammad Shah, the emperor of India, sent an emissary after Nadir Shah to say, “Take anything but the Hamzanama.” And Nadir Shah is reported to have replied, “Ask for anything but the Hamzanama.” Since Nadir Shah had also made ...
How collectors are seeking out Indian miniatures
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