Image: Destruction of the Tomb of Husain at Kerbela

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Description: Recto: Illustration from the dispersed Ta'rikh-i Alfi manuscript depicting the historical destruction of the Tomb of Husain at Kerbela on the orders of Caliph al-Mutawakkil. The event, depicted in layers, portrays a violent massacre following the initial destruction. The illustration is interupted by large segments of text on the left. Painted in gouache on paper.
Title: Destruction of the Tomb of Husain at Kerbela
Credit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=231667&partid=1&searchText=mughal&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&images=on&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=63
Author: Mughal Style
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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