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Indo-Persian, ca. 17th century, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

here’s a lil history for ya: James Kirkpatrick was a high-ranking diplomat from the East India Company who became captivated by #IndoPersian culture after traveling to India with imperialist intentions. He quickly gave up his #English habits and wardrobe and replaced them with nautch parties and Mughal-style outfits. As he delved deeper and deeper into the culture, Kirkpatrick converted to #Islam and in 1801 married Khair un-Nissa, the teenage granddaughter of the prime minister of Hyderabad. Local officials only allowed the marriage on the condition that he “strive for the best interests of the [Hyderabadi] government.” He accepted the conditions, and the marriage was done. A public outrage quickly ensued in Calcutta because the marriage was #interracial. As imperialism swept across India, the union became even more of a taboo, especially because Kirkpatrick was the highest-ranking official yet to be involved in this type of marriage. Upon hearing of the scandal, newly appointed governor of India Lord Rickard Wessesley summoned Kirkpatrick to Calcutta, where he was reprimanded and dismissed from his position. He went on to have two children with his wife. A few years later, Kirkpatrick decided his children should be sent to England for schooling and to receive Christian names. They never returned to India. Tragically, James didn’t make it back to town to bid his children goodbye. Immediately after they left, he came down with a fever and died (around 1807). Khair un-Nissa would die of natural causes only a few years later. Their union was considered a groundbreaking relationship that made its mark on history. #interraciallove #khairunnissa #mixedhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/By0ZTNHlzro/?igshid=12ypaxckd6yu1

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Indo-Persian chamfron. 19th century.

Details of a Portrait of Akbar with a falcon Late 16 century, Gouache on paper Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad (15 October 1542 – 27 October 1605, popularly known as Akbar I, and later Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor at age 14, expanded and consolidate Mughal domains in India. A strong personality and a successful general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari river. His power and influence, however, extended over the entire country because of Mughal military, political, cultural, and economic dominance. To unify the vast Mughal state, Akbar established a centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy. To preserve peace and order in a religiously and culturally diverse empire, he adopted policies that won him the support of his non-Muslim subjects. Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic state identity, Akbar strived to unite far-flung lands of his realm through loyalty, expressed through an Indo-Persian culture, to himself as an emperor who had near-divine status. #Mughal #Akbar #MughalEmperor #Emperor #IndoPersian #Historic #Heritage #ArtMiniature #MughalMiniature #Art #GouacheOnPaper #Kotah #KotahGarh #CityPalaceKota #KotaJournal #KotaDiaries #KotahGarhPalace #Rajasthan #India #IndiaUnderMughalRule (at KOTAH GARH - City Palace)