Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings by Brian Naraghi and Karen Morales
Demonstrating power in every aspect of the word, Jahangir preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings is a miniature painting showing Jahangir with four other individuals. This painting, which was done by Bichitr, was once a part of the Jahangirnama. It was a part of a ‘muraqqa’ (album), and would have been present with five other albums in total. However, due to the monetary value of each individual painting, they have been scattered and are no longer apart of the Jahangirnama. This painting portrays Jahangir seated with four other individuals surrounding him. It depicts Jahangir in the middle of the sun and the moon, fused together. By doing this, Jahangir symbolizes divine truth as the sun and moon are merged to look like a halo around Jahangir. “By the emperor’s own statement his new title of honor, Nur-ud-din, “light of the faith” linked him…with the sun” (Richard, 1995). Jahangir is facing four other men of different ethnicities, all in a uni...