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A Portrait of Raja Sur Singh of Jodhpur, Delhi, c.1780 (border possibly later), after a Mughal original

Raja Sur Singh was a significant and esteemed figure at Akbar’s court. Upon his accession in 1595, Akbar granted him a mansab of two thousand men. He participated in military campaigns alongside Prince Murad and Prince Daniyal in the Deccan and Gujarat and received several commendations from Jahangir in his memoirs, Tuzuk-i Jahangiri. During his… Read more »

Manuscript of Shalihotra Samhita, Jodhpur

Shalihotra was a 3rd Century BC expert on animal rearing and healthcare. The veterinary treatise (Samhita) that he composed consists of 12,000 verses, and has been translated into Persian, Arabic, Tibetan, and English. This copy of Shalihotra Samhita dates from the late 18th century. It contains 160 illustrations of elephants and horses, illnesses and conditions… Read more »