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The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night

c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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The domed pavilions are typical features of Mughal architecture, with the pink sandstone eves.

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