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Description'ALIVARDI KHAN AND A COURTIER.jpg
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'ALIVARDI KHAN AND A COURTIER
MURSHIDABAD, CIRCA 1745 AD
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the ruler seated on a terrace holding a gold ring with a courtier, an attendant standing behind him, mounted on an album leaf
Miniature 13¾ x 9¾in. (35 x 25cm.
'Alivardi Khan arrived in Bengal in 1720 and through outstanding ability was appointed to the post of Nawab's deputy in Bihar. Through a powerful alliance with his brother he eventually acceded to the position of Nawab in 1740.")
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