Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
جهانكير يقدّم السجود للشيخ
A Mughal miniature by Bichitr, c. 1615–1618: Jahangir on the hourglass throne hands a book to a Sufi shaykh while kings wait; the most famous Mughal court painting.
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A Mughal miniature by Bichitr, about 1615–1618: Jahangir on an hourglass presents a book to a Sufi shaykh while kings wait; one of the best-known paintings of the Mughal court. 1
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islam.museum contributors. “Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/jahangir-sufi-shaikh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.