File:'ALIVARDI KHAN AND A COURTIER.jpg

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Nawab Alivardi Khan with a courtier, c. 1745

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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.")
Date circa 1745
date QS:P,+1745-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
AD
Source http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?sid=&intObjectID=4483532&SE=CMWCAT04+867888+-1703759171+&QR=M+1+0+Aqc0000900+841546++Aqc0000900+&entry=india&SU=1&SN=7038&RQ=True&AN=174
Author MURSHIDABAD, CIRCA 1745 AD

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