Akbar lifting captured cheetahs. From the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar). Comparison by Tulsi, painting by Narayan. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal. This painting records the first occasion (in 1560) when Akbar hunted cheetahs. Animals were caught by luring them into specially dug pits, then tamed and trained to hunt.

• Contributor: World History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: D9B1TJ
• File size: 56.6 MB (2.2 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3400 x 5820 px | 28.8 x 49.3 cm | 11.3 x 19.4 inches | 300dpi
• Photographer: World History Archive

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Akbar lifting captured cheetahs. From the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar). Comparison by Tulsi, painting by Narayan. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal. This painting records the first occasion (in 1560) when Akbar hunted cheetahs. Animals were caught by luring them into specially dug pits, then tamed and trained to hunt.

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