Baz Bahadur and Rupmati Hunting Yale University Art Gallery

early 18th century

The famous sixteenth-century romance of Baz Bahadur and Rupmati either is folklore or has some basis in history. Legend holds that Bahadur met Rupmati while hunting and, enchanted by her singing, invited her to become his consort. The two were inseparable until 1560, when the Mughal emperor Akbar overtook Malwa and killed Bahadur. Upon Bahadur’s death, Rupmati poisoned herself in despair. In this painting, Bahadur, accompanied by Rupmati, is hunting antelope using a bow and arrow. Mandu, the capital of Malwa, appears in the background.

Medium: Opaque watercolor on hemp paper
Dimensions: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Credit Line: Library Transfer
Accession Number: 1962.7
Geography: Hyderabad, Deccan, India
Culture: Indian, Islamic
Period: Mughal dynasty (1526–1857)
Classification: Paintings
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Subject

deers fields (land) hunting

Signed

Back of mount is inscribed: "Sultan Ghafi-a-din Muhammad Jahangir Padisah wa-sultanah Nuri-Jahan-" in Persian Script and in ink

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