Akbarnama

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The Akbarnama (Persian: اکبرنامه, romanized: Akbarnāma, lit. 'Book of Akbar') is an official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (r. 1556–1605), commissioned by Akbar himself and written largely by his court historian and biographer, Abul Fazl. It was written in Persian, which was the literary language of the Mughals, and includes vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and times. It followed the Baburnama (the more personal memoir by his grandfather, Babur, founder of the dynasty) and numerous other histories sponsored by Akbar. Many manuscripts of the text are lavishly illustrated. Abul Fazl, who was one of the Nine Jewels (Hindustani: Navaratnas) of Akbar's royal court, states in the book that it took seven years to be completed. The original manuscript contained many miniature paintings supporting the texts, thought to have been illustrated between c. 1592 and 1594 by at least forty-nine different artists from Akbar's imperial workshop, representing the best...

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