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'''Kitab-i Tarif-i Husain Shah Padshah-i Dakan''' (Chronicle of Husain Shah, King of the Deccan), generally known as '''Tarif-i Husain Shahi''' or '''Tarif-i Husain Shah''' is a manuscript compiled in the ]. | '''''Kitab-i Tarif-i Husain Shah Padshah-i Dakan''''' (''Chronicle of Husain Shah, King of the Deccan''), generally known as '''''Tarif-i Husain Shahi''''' or '''''Tarif-i Husain Shah''''' is a 16th-century illustrated manuscript compiled in the ]. | ||
It is written in praise of the king ] and his queen consort, ]. The sultan's victory at the ] is a prominent feature of both the text and the illustrations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Michell |first=George |last2=Zebrowski |first2=Mark|url=https://the-deccan.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cambridge_history_michell_zebrowski_art_architecture_deccan_sultanates.pdf |title=Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates |date=1999-06-10 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn= |pages=145-147}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | It is located at the ]. | ||
⚫ | It is located at the ].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== History == | |||
It is dated to the middle of the 16th-century. | |||
] suggested that the manuscript may not have been a royal commission, given the indigenous style of the paintings. However, modern scholars including ] and Mark Zebrowski agree that it was compiled with royal patronage.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|p=42}} | |||
It is a matter of contention among scholars as to whether the manuscript was completed by the time of Husain Nizam Shah's death. Zebrowski points out that since his death is not mentioned, it must have been produced between the victory at Vijayanagara, in early 1565 and Husain Shah's death, later the same year.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|p=42}}{{sfn|Zebrowski|1983|pp=17}} However, the fact that ] features so prominently in both the text and the illustrations suggests that it might have been completed during her regency.{{Sfn|Sohoni|2018|p=44}} | |||
== Text == | |||
It belongs to the ] genre.{{Sfn|Sohoni|2018|p=41}} | |||
== Paintings == | == Paintings == | ||
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It originally contained fourteen illustrations, of which 12 survive. All of the paintings are in a vertical format, and the size ranges from 18 by 12 cm to 18 by 15 cm. The paintings have little to do with the text.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|pp=41-42, 45}} | It originally contained fourteen illustrations, of which 12 survive. All of the paintings are in a vertical format, and the size ranges from 18 by 12 cm to 18 by 15 cm. The paintings have little to do with the text.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|pp=41-42, 45}} | ||
Five of the paintings illustrate courtly life, and six illustrate the campaign against Vijayanagara. Thus, eleven of the twelve paintings depict ''razm-o-bazm'' (feasting and fighting), which commonly features in ] art.{{Sfn|Sohoni|2018|p=42}} | |||
⚫ | The folios 20b, 21b, 26b, 36a and 40b depict court life. In these, the queen ] was featured, in Indian poses, such as sitting on her husband's lap. Such poses were common in the representation of Hindu gods. These paintings were unorthodox for a work commissioned for the court of a Muslim kingdom. The queen's images were scraped off, probably during the reign of her son Murtaza I.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018| |
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⚫ | The folios 20b, 21b, 26b, 36a and 40b depict court life. In these, the queen ] was featured, in Indian poses, such as sitting on her husband's lap. Such poses were common in the representation of Hindu gods. These paintings were unorthodox for a work commissioned for the court of a Muslim kingdom. The queen's images were scraped off, probably during the reign of her son Murtaza I.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|p=44}}{{sfn|Zebrowski|1983|pp=18}} | ||
⚫ | The folio 29a shows the ''dohada'' theme, where a tree blooms at the touch of a young woman. The young woman here is the queen Khunza Humayun, and the painting symbolizes the kingdom's prosperity during her reign. However, her image is not scraped off. Six women surround her, all being dressed in |
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⚫ | The folio 29a shows the ''dohada'' theme, where a tree blooms at the touch of a young woman. The young woman here is the queen Khunza Humayun, and the painting symbolizes the kingdom's prosperity during her reign. However, her image is not scraped off. Six women surround her, all being dressed in ]s.{{sfn|Sohoni|2018|p=42}}{{sfn|Zebrowski|1983|pp=18}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Museum |first=Salar Jung |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Gulshan_e_mu%E1%B9%A3awwari/Qm63aoHBPZEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=tarif+i+husain+shahi+dohada&dq=tarif+i+husain+shahi+dohada&printsec=frontcover |title=Gulshan-e-muṣawwari: Seven Illustrated Manuscripts from the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad |last2=Khandalavala |first2=Karl J. |last3=Khan |first3=Rahmat Ali |date=1986 |publisher=Salar Jung Museum |language=en}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | The folios 34b, 43b, 44a, 45b, 46b and 47a depict the campaign against ].{{sfn|Zebrowski|1983|pp=18}} | ||
⚫ | The folios 34b, 43b, 44a, 45b, 46b and 47a depict the campaign against ]. Husain Shah is seen in five of these paintings.{{sfn|Zebrowski|1983|pp=18}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* {{Cite book |last=Sohoni |first=Pushkar |author-link=Pushkar Sohoni |title=The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India |date=2018 |publisher=I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd}} | * {{Cite book |last=Sohoni |first=Pushkar |author-link=Pushkar Sohoni |title=The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India |date=2018 |publisher=I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd}} | ||
*{{Cite book |last=Zebrowski |first=Mark |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.25577/page/17/mode/2up |title=Deccani painting |date=1983 |publisher=Roli Books International, New Delhi}} | *{{Cite book |last=Zebrowski |first=Mark |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.25577/page/17/mode/2up |title=Deccani painting |date=1983 |publisher=Roli Books International, New Delhi}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:27, 23 December 2024
Author | Aftabi |
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Language | Persian |
Kitab-i Tarif-i Husain Shah Padshah-i Dakan (Chronicle of Husain Shah, King of the Deccan), generally known as Tarif-i Husain Shahi or Tarif-i Husain Shah is a 16th-century illustrated manuscript compiled in the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.
It is written in praise of the king Husain Nizam Shah and his queen consort, Khunza Humayun. The sultan's victory at the battle of Talikota is a prominent feature of both the text and the illustrations.
It is located at the Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal.
History
It is dated to the middle of the 16th-century.
Stella Kramrisch suggested that the manuscript may not have been a royal commission, given the indigenous style of the paintings. However, modern scholars including Pushkar Sohoni and Mark Zebrowski agree that it was compiled with royal patronage.
It is a matter of contention among scholars as to whether the manuscript was completed by the time of Husain Nizam Shah's death. Zebrowski points out that since his death is not mentioned, it must have been produced between the victory at Vijayanagara, in early 1565 and Husain Shah's death, later the same year. However, the fact that Khunza Humayun features so prominently in both the text and the illustrations suggests that it might have been completed during her regency.
Text
It belongs to the mathnawi genre.
Paintings
It originally contained fourteen illustrations, of which 12 survive. All of the paintings are in a vertical format, and the size ranges from 18 by 12 cm to 18 by 15 cm. The paintings have little to do with the text.
Five of the paintings illustrate courtly life, and six illustrate the campaign against Vijayanagara. Thus, eleven of the twelve paintings depict razm-o-bazm (feasting and fighting), which commonly features in Persian art.
The folios 20b, 21b, 26b, 36a and 40b depict court life. In these, the queen Khunza Humayun was featured, in Indian poses, such as sitting on her husband's lap. Such poses were common in the representation of Hindu gods. These paintings were unorthodox for a work commissioned for the court of a Muslim kingdom. The queen's images were scraped off, probably during the reign of her son Murtaza I.
The folio 29a shows the dohada theme, where a tree blooms at the touch of a young woman. The young woman here is the queen Khunza Humayun, and the painting symbolizes the kingdom's prosperity during her reign. However, her image is not scraped off. Six women surround her, all being dressed in saris.
The folios 34b, 43b, 44a, 45b, 46b and 47a depict the campaign against Vijayanagara. Husain Shah is seen in five of these paintings.
References
- ^ Michell, George; Zebrowski, Mark (1999-06-10). Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates (PDF). Cambridge University Press. pp. 145–147.
- ^ Sohoni 2018, p. 42.
- Zebrowski 1983, pp. 17.
- ^ Sohoni 2018, p. 44.
- Sohoni 2018, p. 41.
- Sohoni 2018, pp. 41–42, 45.
- ^ Zebrowski 1983, pp. 18.
- Museum, Salar Jung; Khandalavala, Karl J.; Khan, Rahmat Ali (1986). Gulshan-e-muṣawwari: Seven Illustrated Manuscripts from the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. Salar Jung Museum.
Bibliography
- Sohoni, Pushkar (2018). The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India. I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Zebrowski, Mark (1983). Deccani painting. Roli Books International, New Delhi.