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| Keywords: Babur setting out with his army.jpg en Racinet's view of Babur setting out with his army 1876 ; a larger scan Source ebay Jan 2002 Color Lithograph from 1876 Military Costumes of India - 16th Century Legend 'These fragments are taken from a 16th C painting representing Djahir - El-din Mohammed Bâber nicknamed the Tiger the king and emperor of India leaving at the head of his army to invade the province of Mazindera in Persia He was the Indian emperor 1526-30 and founder of the Mughal dynasty of India a descendant of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and also of Timur Tamerlane He was a military adventurer and soldier of distinction and a poet and diarist of genius as well as a statesman Babur is rightly considered the founder of the Indian Mughal Empire even though the work of consolidating the empire was performed by his grandson Akbar Babur moreover provided the glamour of magnetic leadership that inspired the next two generations Babur was a military adventurer of genius an empire builder of good fortune and an engaging personality He was also a Turkey poet of considerable gifts that would have won him distinction apart from his political career He was a lover of nature who constructed gardens wherever he went and complemented beautiful spots by holding convivial parties Finally his prose memoirs the Babur-nameh have become a world classic of autobiography They were translated from Turki into Persian in Akbar's reign 1589 and were translated into English in two volumes in 1921-22 with the title Memoirs of Babur They portray a ruler unusually magnanimous for his age cultured witty convivial and full of good fellowship and adventurous spirit with a sensitive eye for natural beauty In this print the Mogul is represented with all the attributes of the ruler especially the parasol carried over him He is wearing a silk jacket short sleeved and a round shaped skirt with ornamental design and large metal button-plate on his chest The jacked is padded to protect against the arrows and his knees are also protected by metal plates In his right hand he is holding one of the offensive weapons of the time a spear with ends being finished with decorated metal on the left side he wears a saber and on his belt a quiver with feather arrows is attached The soldier behind him carries a hammer like weapon which could also be a heavy wood club he is holding it with both his hands indicating the heaviness of the weapon The mogul's horse is entirely protected with armor of overlapped blades An interesting feature is that he does not were the rider's boots but his personal slippers Another interesting feature of this painting is the lack of elephants in his army Before the ruler we see a number of infantrymen who proceed him and by shouting create a necessary room for him to pass 1876 http //www columbia edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1600_1699/french/racinet/racinet html Racinet other versions Custom license marker 2015 11 09 PD-Old Mughal Empire Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
