Miniature by an unknown Indian artist, painted between 1600 and 1605, depicting the Mughal emperor Akbar I "the Great" (r. 1556-1605) with a falcon. A highly skilled administrator and statesman, Akbar enlarged the Mughal Empire and promulgated a blend of Indian and Persian cultures. He favored and officially supported a syncretistic creed known today as Dīn-i Ilāhī ("Divine Religion"), which blended Islam with native Indian faiths and Zoroastrianism.
Now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA.













