Akbarnama
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The Akbarnama () is the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (), commissioned by Akbar himself and written by his court historian and biographer, Abul Fazl. It was written in Persian, which was the literary language of the Mughals, and includes vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and times. It followed the Baburnama, the more personal memoir by his grandfather, Babur, founder of the dynasty. It was produced in the form of lavishly illustrated manuscripts.
Key facts
- Book.name
- Akbarnama
- Book.image
- Binding from "Akbarnama" (CBL In 03).jpg
- Book.caption
- Binding from "Akbarnama", c. 1600 – 1605 at the Chester Beatty Library.
- Book.author
- Abul Fazl and Faizi Sirhindi
- Book.country
- Mughal Empire (India)
- Book.language
- Persian
- Book.genre
- Biography
- Book.release_date
- 1600–1605
- Book.set_in
- 16–17th century Mughal India
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- Sarlauh 1. Akbar-nama, München.jpg
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- Akbarnama
- title
- اکبر نامہ
- inception
- 1590-00-00
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6 sectionsContents
- Volumes I and II
- Volume III: The ''Ain-i-Akbari''
- The ''Akbarnama'' of Faizi Sirhindi
- Translations
- References
- External links
The Akbarnama () is the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (), commissioned by Akbar himself and written by his court historian and biographer, Abul Fazl. It was written in Persian, which was the literary language of the Mughals, and includes vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and times. It followed the Baburnama, the more personal memoir by his grandfather, Babur, founder of the dynasty. It was produced in the form of lavishly illustrated manuscripts.
Abul Fazl, who was one of the Nine Jewels (Hindustani: Navaratnas) of Akbar's royal court, states in the book that it took seven years to be completed. The original manuscripts contained many miniature paintings supporting the texts, thought to have been illustrated between and 1594 by at least forty-nine different artists from Akbar's imperial workshop, representing the best of the Mughal school of painting, and masters of the imperial workshop, including Basawan, whose use of portraiture in its illustrations was an innovation in Indian art.