Image: 1567-A mine explodes during the siege of Chitor-right-Akbarnama-large

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Description: It illustrates an incident when a mine exploded during the Mughal attack on the Rajput fortress of Chitor (Chittaurgarh) in north-west India in 1567, killing many of the besieging Mughal forces. In right side Mughal sappers are shown preparing covered paths to enable the army to approach the fortress, while their opponents fiercely defend themselves.
Title: A mine explodes in 1567 during the siege of Chitor, killing many of the Mughal forces from the Akbarnama
Credit: Akbarnama http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9619/painting-mines-exploding-during-the-siege/
Author: Composition designed by the Mughal court artist Miskina, with details painted by Bhura for the left side and Sarwan for the right side.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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