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FOUR PORTRAITS OF INDIAN RAJAS AND COURTIERS
MUGHAL INDIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY TO 19TH CENTURY
Depicting 1. Mus Singh, pen and ink on buff paper, he wears a wide flaring jama with long sash, a shamshir and katar tucked into his belt and a shield at his side, the reverse with long inscriptions in Persian and Devanagari and later owner's marks in pen and pencil; 2. Mir Jumla, pencil on paper, facing left, with both hand open and reaching out in a salutation manner, wearing a turban and bearing arms and shield, the tunic tied over trousers with a sash, three lines of devanagari script and two lines of nasta'liq script in black ink above, the reverse with former collection numbers and two pencil inscriptions identifying the sitter; 3. Ram Singh, probably Kotah, Rajasthan, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the ruler seated cross-legged with a katar dagger in his belt and a tulwar sword before him, three lines of devanagari above including the name Ram Singh and with a partially erased inventory stamp on the reverse; and 4. a Noble on a Terrace, ink on paper, a noble seated on a terrace with a shield and sword, the reverse with two lines of devanagari and a line of nasta'liq
Mus Singh - folio 8 5/8 x 4 7/8in. (21.8 x 12.3cm.); Mir Jumla - folio 5 7/8 x 8 7/8in. (15 x 22.3cm.); Ram Singh - 7 x 4 5/8in. (17.8 x 11.8cm.); Noble on a Terrace - 7¾ x 5¾in. (19.6 x 14.6cm)
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Mir Jumla left the sultan of Golconda and entered the Mughal court with the support of prince Aurangzeb, then viceroy of the Deccan. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan bestowed high civil and military positions upon Mir Jumla, making him prime minister. Under Aurangzeb's rule he served as governor of Bengal after a successful military expedition in the region. Mir Jumla died on his return from a military campaign in Assam in March 1663.
A portrait of Mir Jumla Mu'azzam Khan, albeit younger, sold at Christie’s King Street, 25 April 2013, lot 151.

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